PRESS WEATHER NO. 196 - 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 5 P.M., TROPICAL STORM MULAN WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
530 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.3
DEGREES NORTH 109.5 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR MOVING
ACROSS THE VICINITY OF BEIBU WAN.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, MULAN MOVED GRADUALLY AWAY FROM HONG
KONG AND LOCAL WINDS ARE MODERATING. DEPENDING ON THE
DEGREE OF WEAKENING OF LOCAL WINDS, THE OBSERVATORY WILL
CONSIDER ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 OR CANCELLING
ALL THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS BETWEEN 6 P.M. AND
9 P.M. TONIGHT. 
 
THE OUTER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH MULAN WILL STILL BRING
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS TO HONG KONG. SEAS REMAIN ROUGH
WITH SWELLS. 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 55, 53 AND 45
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 78, 61 AND 51
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 16:45 HKT ON 10.08.2022