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 8 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON KOINU WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
190 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.1 DEGREES
NORTH 115.5 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST
SLOWLY ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, KOINU MOVED WESTWARD SLOWLY. ITS
ASSOCIATED SHOWERS AFFECTED THE TERRITORY THIS MORNING. A
FEW MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY. MEANWHILE, LOCAL WINDS ARE STRENGTHENING
GRADUALLY, WITH STRONG WINDS OVER SOME REGIONS. 
 
AS KOINU’S CIRCULATION IS RATHER COMPACT, ITS GALE WINDS
WILL KEEP SOME DISTANCE FROM HONG KONG. THE CHANCE OF GALE
WINDS PREVAILING OVER THE TERRITORY IS LOW TODAY. THE
STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE FOR MOST OF
THE DAY TODAY. 
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, KOINU WILL SKIRT
WITHIN 150 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HONG KONG DURING THE DAY
TOMORROW. 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. 
 
LOCALLY, THERE WILL BE SHOWERS TOMORROW AND ON MONDAY,
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
SHA CHAU, WAGLAN ISLAND AND GREEN ISLAND WERE 54, 48 AND 42
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 62, 58 AND
51 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. 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. 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.
 
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 07:45 HKT ON 07.10.2023