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 MIDNIGHT, TROPICAL STORM MULAN WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
440 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.7
DEGREES NORTH 112.4 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST OR 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 BE CLOSEST TO HONG KONG
TOMORROW MORNING (10 AUGUST), SKIRTING MORE THAN 300
KILOMETRES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG. SINCE THE REGION
OF GALE FORCE WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE OF MULAN IS RELATIVELY
SMALL, AND MAINTAINS A DISTANCE FROM HONG KONG, UNLESS
MULAN INTENSIFIES SIGNIFICANTLY OR TAKES A TRACK CLOSER TO
HONG KONG, THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN
FORCE BEFORE 6 A.M. TOMORROW. THE OBSERVATORY WILL CLOSELY
MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND MOVEMENT OF MULAN TO ASSESS THE
NEED FOR ISSUING HIGHER SIGNALS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE
REMINDED TO TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION
BEFORE LEAVING HOME TOMORROW MORNING.
 
LOCAL 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, TATE'S CAIRN AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 64, 62 AND 60
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 81, 93 AND 73
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 23:45 HKT ON 09.08.2022