PRESS WEATHER NO. 078 - TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 3)

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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 7 A.M., TROPICAL STORM MULAN WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
440 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 19.1 DEGREES
NORTH 111.6 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
THE VICINITY OF WESTERN GUANGDONG AND HAINAN ISLAND.

 

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. ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, MULAN
WILL BE CLOSEST TO HONG KONG IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS,
SKIRTING MORE THAN 350 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 LOCAL
WINDS SHOW A CLEAR SIGN OF STRENGTHENING, THE CHANCE OF
ISSUING HIGHER TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS IS NOT
HIGH. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT
LEAST UNTIL NOON.
 
AS THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING,
STORM SURGE INDUCED BY MULAN MAY LEAD TO FLOODING IN
LOW-LYING AREAS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE
ALERT, AND CONTINUE TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST HIGH WINDS
AND FLOODING.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEUNG CHAU, WAGLAN ISLAND AND CHEK LAP KOK WERE 65, 54 AND
50 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 78, 71 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. 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. CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS
SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT OVERHANGING FACILITIES AND TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES OUTDOORS ARE SECURELY FASTENED OR PLACED ON THE
GROUND, AND COMPLETE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
 
6. SMALL VESSEL OWNERS SHOULD NOW COMPLETE ALL SAFETY
ARRANGEMENTS AND RETURN TO NEARBY TYPHOON SHELTERS.
 
7. 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 06:45 HKT ON 10.08.2022