PRESS WEATHER NO. 136 - 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 NOON, TROPICAL STORM MULAN WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 450
KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.3 DEGREES
NORTH 110.4 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR MOVING
ACROSS LEIZHOU PENINSULA.

 

MULAN HAS ALREADY MADE LANDFALL OVER XUWEN, ZHANJIANG CITY,
GUANGDONG AND IS STARTING TO DEPART FROM HONG KONG, BUT
THERE ARE STILL STRONG WINDS OVER MANY PLACES LOCALLY. THE
STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST
UNTIL 6 P.M. WHEN LOCAL WINDS SHOW SIGNS OF WEAKENING, THE
OBSERVATORY WILL REPLACE THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 BY
THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1. 
 
THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF MULAN WILL OCCASIONALLY BRING
VIOLENT GUSTS. THERE WILL STILL BE OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE
WINDS OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEUNG CHAU, TAP MUN AND WAGLAN ISLAND WERE 63, 59 AND 51
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 73, 75 AND 62
KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. 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.
 
2. STRONG WINDS ARE STILL BLOWING. YOU SHOULD NOT RELAX
TAKING PRECAUTIONS. BEWARE OF FALLING OBJECTS IN WINDS. DO
NOT TOUCH ELECTRIC CABLES THAT HAVE BEEN BLOWN LOOSE.
 
3. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
4. 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 11:52 HKT ON 10.08.2022