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 9 P.M., TYPHOON TALIM WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 360
KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.2 DEGREES
NORTH 110.9 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF LEIZHOU PENINSULA.

 

ALTHOUGH TALIM IS DEPARTING FROM HONG KONG GRADUALLY, UNDER
ITS INFLUENCE, GALE FORCE WINDS ARE STILL AFFECTING THE
OFFSHORE WATERS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE TERRITORY
AT FIRST, AND UP TO STORM FORCE WINDS ON HIGH GROUND. THE
RAINBANDS OF TALIM ARE ALSO BRINGING OCCASIONAL INTENSE
GUSTS TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. THE
STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE BEFORE
MIDNIGHT. WHEN TALIM MOVES FURTHER AWAY FROM HONG KONG, THE
OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1
OR REPLACING THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNAL BY THE
STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL. 
 
SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THE
SHORELINE AND DO NOT ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
NGONG PING, CHEUNG CHAU AND TAI MEI TUK WERE 80, 67 AND 46
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 125, 76
AND 66 KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

WINDS AT CHEUNG CHAU WERE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE
GENERAL WIND CONDITION OVER THE TERRITORY, REACHING GALE
FORCE. IN THE PAST HOUR, WINDS OF ABOUT 67 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR WERE RECORDED. PEOPLE SHOULD EXERCISE GREAT CARE.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
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. FLIGHTS AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MAY BE
AFFECTED BY THE WEATHER. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR AIRLINE FOR
THE LATEST FLIGHT INFORMATION BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE
AIRPORT.
 
4. IT IS NOT YET SAFE FOR SMALL VESSELS TO LEAVE TYPHOON
SHELTERS.
 
5. 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 20:45 HKT ON 17.07.2023