PRESS WEATHER NO. 110 - 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.
 
TROPICAL STORM TALIM HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM.
 
AT 10 A.M., TALIM WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 400 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 19.1 DEGREES NORTH 115.9
DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
WESTERN GUANGDONG AND HAINAN ISLAND, AND INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, TALIM SHOWED SIGNS OF
INTENSIFICATION. THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF TALIM ARE AFFECTING
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.  STRONG WINDS HAVE BEEN PREVAILING
ON HIGH GROUNDS IN HONG KONG.  LOCAL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
BECOME GENERALLY STRONG.  THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3
WILL REMAIN IN FORCE FOR MOST OF THE DAY TODAY. THE NEED
FOR ISSUANCE OF HIGHER TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS
THEREAFTER DEPENDS ON THE CHANGES IN TALIM'S INTENSITY AND
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE ASSOCIATED GALES AND THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST. 
 
SEAS ARE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE
ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE
IN WATER SPORTS. 
 
UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE STORM SURGE BROUGHT BY
TALIM AND THE SPRING TIDE, THERE MAY BE FLOODING IN COASTAL
LOW-LYING AREAS TOMORROW MORNING (17 JULY). MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION ISSUED BY THE OBSERVATORY AND COMPLETE
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST HIGH WINDS AND FLOODING AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. PLEASE COMPLETE PRECAUTIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MAKE
SURE OBJECTS LIKELY TO BE BLOWN AWAY ARE SECURELY FASTENED
OR TAKEN INDOORS. CHECK IF ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS CAN BE
SECURELY LOCKED.
 
2. DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND RUBBISH. PEOPLE
IN LOW-LYING AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FLOODING.
 
3. SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS. YOU ARE ADVISED TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER
SPORTS.
 
4. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
5. CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS
SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT OVERHANGING FACILITIES AND TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES OUTDOORS ARE SECURELY FASTENED OR PLACED ON THE
GROUND, AND COMPLETE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
 
6. SMALL VESSEL OWNERS SHOULD NOW COMPLETE ALL SAFETY
ARRANGEMENTS AND RETURN TO NEARBY TYPHOON SHELTERS.
 
7. SMALL VESSELS NOT YET IN TYPHOON SHELTERS SHOULD SEEK
SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. USE HEAVY ANCHORS AND CHECK THAT ALL
DECK FITTINGS ARE FIRMLY FASTENED.
 
8. 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 16.07.2023