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., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM TALIM WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 340 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR
19.4 DEGREES NORTH 115.2 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF LEIZHOU PENINSULA AND HAINAN ISLAND,
AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

 

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF TALIM'S OUTER RAINBANDS, THERE ARE
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE
PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.  MEANWHILE, LOCAL WINDS HAVE
STRENGTHENED.  STRONG WINDS ARE AFFECTING MANY AREAS IN
HONG KONG WITH OCCASIONAL GALES OFFSHORE. THE STRONG WIND
SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE TODAY. 
 
TALIM INTENSIFIED GRADUALLY IN THE PAST FEW HOURS. 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, TALIM WILL BE
CLOSEST TO HONG KONG TOMORROW MORNING (17 JULY), SKIRTING
WITHIN ABOUT 300 KILOMETRES TO THE SOUTH OF HONG KONG.
LOCAL WINDS WILL CHANGE FROM EAST TO NORTHEASTERLIES TO
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLIES. AREAS WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY
SHELTERED MAY BECOME EXPOSED. LOCAL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
STRENGTHEN TOMORROW MORNING. DEPENDING ON THE CHANGES IN
TALIM'S INTENSITY AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE ASSOCIATED
GALES AND THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY, THE OBSERVATORY WILL
ASSESS THE NEED OF ISSUING THE GALE OR STORM SIGNAL NO. 8
MIDNIGHT TO TOMORROW MORNING.  
 
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. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
SHOULD COMPLETE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST HIGH WINDS
AND FLOODING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SEAS ARE ROUGH TO VERY
ROUGH WITH SWELLS.  PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND
DO NOT ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS, AND THE PUBLIC SHOULD PAY
ATTENTION TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ISSUED BY THE
OBSERVATORY.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
WAGLAN ISLAND, TATE'S CAIRN AND CHEUNG CHAU BEACH WERE 68,
65 AND 61 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING
80, 85 AND 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(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. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
4. 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.
 
5. SMALL VESSEL OWNERS SHOULD NOW COMPLETE ALL SAFETY
ARRANGEMENTS AND RETURN TO NEARBY TYPHOON SHELTERS.
 
6. SMALL VESSELS NOT YET IN TYPHOON SHELTERS SHOULD SEEK
SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. USE HEAVY ANCHORS AND CHECK THAT ALL
DECK FITTINGS ARE FIRMLY FASTENED.
 
7. 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 16:46 HKT ON 16.07.2023