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 10 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MA-ON WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 280 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.2
DEGREES NORTH 111.7 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN
THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

 

WITH MA-ON MOVING AWAY FROM HONG KONG, THE PREVAILING LOCAL
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN. DEPENDING ON THE DEGREE OF
WEAKENING OF LOCAL WINDS, THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER
ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO.1, OR CANCELLING ALL
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS.
 
THERE WILL STILL BE OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE WINDS OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE
TERRITORY AT FIRST. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE,
AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEUNG CHAU, GREEN ISLAND AND WAGLAN ISLAND WERE 73, 65 AND
64 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 85, 81 AND 85
KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. 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.
 
2. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
3. 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 09:45 HKT ON 25.08.2022