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 KOINU WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 230
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.4 DEGREES
NORTH 116.2 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT
ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

 

KOINU HAS COMPACT CIRCULATION AND CONTINUES TO MOVE
WESTWARDS STEADILY TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY WITH TYPHOON STRENGTH. LOCAL WINDS WILL BECOME
GENERALLY STRONG GRADUALLY, REACHING GALE FORCE
OCCASIONALLY ON HIGH GROUND. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF
KOINU AND THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, LOCAL WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO STRENGTHEN FURTHER FROM TOMORROW TO SUNDAY WITH GALES
OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, PARTICULARLY THE SOUTHERN PART.
 
THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST
UNTIL 4 A.M. TOMORROW MORNING. DEPENDING ON THE INTENSITY
AND SPEED OF MOVEMENT OF KOINU, AS WELL AS THE DISTANCE OF
ITS ASSOCIATED GALE WINDS FROM HONG KONG, THE OBSERVATORY
WILL THEN ASSESS THE NEED FOR ISSUANCE OF HIGHER TROPICAL
CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS.
 
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF KOINU, THERE WILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS
IN THE COMING TWO TO THREE DAYS LOCALLY. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED
TO TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETINS FROM THE
OBSERVATORY.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
TATE'S CAIRN WAS 47 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUST
EXCEEDING 54 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.

 

(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. OWING TO STORM SURGE, SOME LOW-LYING AREAS MAY HAVE
FLOODING OR BACKFLOW OF SEAWATER. PLEASE TAKE PRECAUTIONS,
AND STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS PLACES.
 
4. SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS. YOU ARE ADVISED TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND LOW-LYING AREAS, AND NOT
TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.
 
5. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
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 20:45 HKT ON 06.10.2023