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.
 
SEVERE TYPHOON KOINU HAS WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON.
 
AT 9 P.M., KOINU WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES
SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.2 DEGREES NORTH 115.2
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 SKIRT
WITHIN 150 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HONG KONG TONIGHT (7 OCT)
AND TOMORROW (8 OCT), WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF GETTING
FURTHER CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.
THE ASSOCIATED RELATIVELY INTENSE OUTER RAINBANDS WILL
AFFECT THE REGION LATER TOMORROW AND ON MONDAY. SHOWERS
WILL THEN BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER THE TERRITORY. LOCAL WIND
DIRECTION WILL ALSO CHANGE FROM NORTHERLIES TO EASTERLIES.
PLACES THAT HAVE BEEN SHELTERED BEFORE WILL BECOME MORE
EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. THERE MAY BE OCCASIONAL GALE WINDS
OVER SOME PLACES. 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
TATE'S CAIRN, WAGLAN ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 63, 53 AND
41 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 72, 64
AND 68 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. 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 07.10.2023