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 9 P.M., TROPICAL STORM MULAN WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
460 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.3
DEGREES NORTH 112.9 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF WESTERN GUANGDONG AND HAINAN ISLAND, AND
INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

 

THE BROAD OUTER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH MULAN ARE
AFFECTING THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG, BRINGING HEAVY SHOWERS, VIOLENT GUSTS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE TERRITORY. ACCORDING TO THE
PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, MULAN WILL EDGE CLOSER TO THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING (10 AUGUST).
HOWEVER, SINCE THE REGION OF GALE FORCE WINDS NEAR THE
CENTRE OF MULAN IS RELATIVELY SMALL, UNLESS MULAN
INTENSIFIES SIGNIFICANTLY OR LOCAL WINDS SHOW A CLEAR SIGN
OF STRENGTHENING, THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN
IN FORCE BEFORE 2 A.M. TOMORROW. THE OBSERVATORY WILL
CLOSELY MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND MOVEMENT OF MULAN TO
ASSESS THE NEED FOR ISSUING HIGHER SIGNALS. 
 
LOCALLY, WINDS ARE GENERALLY STRONG. HOWEVER, UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF SHOWERS, THERE WILL BE VIOLENT GUSTS WITH
OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS AND ON
HIGH GROUND. BESIDES, AS THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE WILL
OCCUR TOMORROW, STORM SURGE INDUCED BY MULAN MAY LEAD TO
FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS TOMORROW MORNING. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT, AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS
AGAINST HIGH WINDS AND FLOODING AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
TAP MUN, CHEUNG CHAU AND TAI MEI TUK WERE 83, 69 AND 66
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 98, 77 AND 85
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. SEAS ARE VERY ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS. YOU ARE
ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND LOW-LYING
AREAS, AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.
 
4. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
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 20:45 HKT ON 09.08.2022