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 NOON, SEVERE TYPHOON KOINU WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 180
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.1 DEGREES NORTH
115.3 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST SLOWLY
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG.

 

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF KOINU, STRONG WINDS ARE PREVAILING
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND LOCALLY. KOINU IS RELATIVELY
SLOW-MOVING AND ITS CIRCULATION IS RATHER COMPACT. ITS
ASSOCIATED GALE WINDS WILL KEEP SOME DISTANCE FROM HONG
KONG. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT
LEAST UNTIL 6 A.M. TOMORROW MORNING. 
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, KOINU WILL BE
CLOSEST TO HONG KONG LATER TOMORROW, SKIRTING WITHIN 150
KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HONG KONG. THE ASSOCIATED RELATIVELY
INTENSE OUTER RAINBANDS WILL AFFECT THE VICINITY OF THE
PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATER
TOMORROW AND ON MONDAY. LOCAL WIND DIRECTION WILL ALSO
CHANGE FROM NORTHERLIES TO EASTERLIES. PLACES WHICH HAVE
BEEN SHELTERED BEFORE WILL BECOME MORE EXPOSED TO HIGH
WINDS. THERE MAY BE OCCASIONAL GALE WINDS OVER SOME PLACES
OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TERRITORY. DEPENDING ON THE
CHANGE IN LOCAL WIND STRENGTH BY THEN, THE OBSERVATORY WILL
ASSESS THE NEED FOR ISSUANCE OF HIGHER TROPICAL CYCLONE
WARNING SIGNALS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
WAGLAN ISLAND AND GREEN ISLAND WERE 49 AND 46 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 59 AND 62 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 11:45 HKT ON 07.10.2023