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 WAS ISSUED AT 11:40 A.M.
 
THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 41 TO 62
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED.
 
AT NOON, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KOINU WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.6
DEGREES NORTH 112.8 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN COAST OF GUANGDONG.

 

KOINU CONTINUES TO DEPART FROM HONG KONG AND LOCAL WINDS
ARE WEAKENING GRADUALLY. HOWEVER, THE RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED
WITH KOINU WILL STILL BRING SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO HONG KONG. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE FOR SOME
TIME. WHEN THE THREAT POSED TO HONG KONG BY KOINU IS
FURTHER REDUCED, THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE STANDBY
SIGNAL, NO. 1 OR CANCEL ALL TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
SIGNALS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
WAGLAN ISLAND WAS 69 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUST
EXCEEDING 82 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. 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.
 
2. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
3. 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.
 
4. SEAS ARE STILL 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. 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 09.10.2023