PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - 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 2 P.M., TROPICAL STORM MULAN WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
500 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.3
DEGREES NORTH 109.9 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR MOVING
ACROSS THE VICINITY OF LEIZHOU PENINSULA AND BEIBU WAN.

 

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MULAN, STRONG WINDS ARE STILL
AFFECTING MANY PLACES IN HONG KONG. THERE WILL BE
OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS AND ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF MULAN WILL
ALSO BRING OCCASIONAL VIOLENT GUSTS TO THE TERRITORY. THE
STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST
UNTIL 6 P.M. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD REMAIN ON THE
ALERT. 
 
WHEN LOCAL WINDS SHOW SIGNS OF WEAKENING, THE OBSERVATORY
WILL REPLACE THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 BY THE STANDBY
SIGNAL, NO. 1.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEUNG CHAU, TAP MUN AND TATE'S CAIRN WERE 51, 57 AND 49
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 62, 67 AND 66
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 13:45 HKT ON 10.08.2022