TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 3)


 

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN
 
HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.
 
THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 IS IN FORCE.
 
THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 41 TO 62
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED.
 
AT 4 A.M., TROPICAL STORM NANGKA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
450 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.3 DEGREES NORTH
113.7 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND AND
INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

 

NANGKA IS BRINGING SQUALLY SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST.  WINDS ARE GENERALLY STRONG OVER OFFSHORE WATERS AND
ON HIGH GROUND IN THE TERRITORY, OCCASIONALLY REACHING GALE
FORCE. 
 
NANGKA IS GRADUALLY MOVING AWAY FROM HONG KONG. HOWEVER,
UNDER ITS COMBINED EFFECT WITH THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, LOCAL
WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN FURTHER. IN
PARTICULAR, THE SOUTHERN PART OF HONG KONG WILL EXPERIENCE
STRONGER WINDS. THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE GALE OR
STORM SIGNAL NO. 8 AT OR BEFORE 6 A.M.
 
THERE WILL BE SWELLS AND ROUGH SEAS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO
ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
WAGLAN ISLAND, TATE'S CAIRN AND CHEUNG CHAU BEACH WERE 75,
59 AND 51 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING
86, 73 AND 66 KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. PLEASE COMPLETE PRECAUTIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MAKE
SURE OBJECTS LIKELY TO BE BLOWN AWAY ARE SECURELY FASTENED
OR TAKEN INDOORS. CHECK IF ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS CAN BE
SECURELY LOCKED.
 
2. DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND RUBBISH. PEOPLE
IN LOW-LYING AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FLOODING.
 
3. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
4. SMALL VESSELS NOT YET IN TYPHOON SHELTERS SHOULD SEEK
SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. USE HEAVY ANCHORS AND CHECK THAT ALL
DECK FITTINGS ARE FIRMLY FASTENED.
 
5. LISTEN TO RADIO, WATCH TV OR BROWSE THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY'S WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THE TROPICAL CYCLONE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:45 HKT ON 13.10.2020