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 4:40 P.M.
 
THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 41 TO 62
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED.
 
AT 5 P.M., TROPICAL STORM MALIKSI WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
290 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.6 DEGREES
NORTH 112.0 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING
AT FIRST, AND THEN MOVE NORTHWARDS LATER AT ABOUT 15
KILOMETRES PER HOUR, EDGING CLOSER TO THE WESTERN COAST OF
GUANGDONG.

 

RADAR IMAGERIES SHOWED THAT THE SQUALLY SHOWERS AND STRONG
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH MALIKSI ARE GRADUALLY AFFECTING THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. LOCAL WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN PROGRESSIVELY. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3,
WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST UNTIL 6 A.M. TOMORROW MORNING.
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, MALIKSI IS
EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL AT THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG
AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. IT WILL THEN MOVE INTO INLAND
AREAS. THE EXTENSIVE INTENSE RAINBANDS TO ITS SOUTH WILL
GRADUALLY AFFECT THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. THERE WILL BE HEAVY SHOWERS
AND STRONG WINDS PERSISTENTLY OVER THE REGIONS. THERE WILL
BE OCCASIONAL GALE WINDS ON HIGH GROUND TOMORROW.
 
UNLESS MALIKSI INTENSIFIES RAPIDLY OR ADOPTS A TRACK CLOSER
TO HONG KONG, THE CHANCE OF ISSUING HIGHER TROPICAL CYCLONE
WARNING SIGNALS WILL BE RATHER LOW. 
 
SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE
ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE
IN WATER SPORTS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
TAP MUN WAS 44 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUST
EXCEEDING 54 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. PLEASE TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW. 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 NOW BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND RUBBISH.
PEOPLE IN LOW-LYING AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST
FLOODING.
 
3. SEAS ARE ROUGH. YOU ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE
SHORELINE AND LOW-LYING AREAS, AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER
SPORTS.
 
4. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
5. 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.
 
6. SMALL VESSEL OWNERS SHOULD NOW COMPLETE ALL SAFETY
ARRANGEMENTS AND RETURN TO NEARBY TYPHOON SHELTERS.
 
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 16:45 HKT ON 31.05.2024