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 SAOLA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 270 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.8
DEGREES NORTH 111.6 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

 

SAOLA CONTINUES TO DEPART FROM HONG KONG AND LOCAL WINDS
ARE WEAKENING GRADUALLY.  HOWEVER, THE RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED
WITH SAOLA WILL STILL BRING SQUALLY SHOWERS TO HONG KONG.
THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE FOR SOME
TIME. WHEN THE THREAT POSED TO HONG KONG BY SAOLA IS
FURTHER REDUCED, THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE STANDBY
SIGNAL, NO. 1 OR CANCEL ALL TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
SIGNALS.  
 
SEAS WILL STILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE. DO NOT ENGAGE
IN WATER SPORTS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
NGONG PING, TATE'S CAIRN AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 62, 51 AND 47
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 82, 65 AND
70 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. 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.
 
3. TROPICAL CYCLONE BROUGHT DIFFERENT DEGREES OF DAMAGES TO
HONG KONG. THERE MAY BE HIDDEN DANGER. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ASSURANCE OF PERSONAL
SAFETY.
 
4. 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 16:45 HKT ON 02.09.2023