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, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MA-ON WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 320 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.6
DEGREES NORTH 111.2 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS WESTERN GUANGDONG.

 

MA-ON HAS ALREADY MADE LANDFALL NEAR DIANBAI, MAOMING,
GUANGDONG. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER RAINBANDS
ASSOCIATED WITH MA-ON, THERE WILL BE SQUALLS AFFECTING HONG
KONG OCCASIONALLY. 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.
 
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.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEUNG CHAU, NGONG PING AND WAGLAN ISLAND WERE 60, 51 AND
44 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 88, 80 AND 51
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 11:45 HKT ON 25.08.2022