PRESS WEATHER NO. 104 - TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 3)

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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., TROPICAL STORM MALIKSI WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
220 KILOMETRES WEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 22.4 DEGREES NORTH
112.0 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST
AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR INTO INLAND GUANGDONG.

 

RADAR IMAGERIES SHOW THAT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS
ASSOCIATED WITH MALIKSI ARE AFFECTING THE VICINITY OF THE
PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST
TRACK, MALIKSI WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF QINGYUAN,
SKIRTING AROUND 200 KILOMETRES TO THE NORTHWEST OF HONG
KONG AROUND NOON. MALIKSI WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG
SOUTHERLIES AND HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS TO HONG KONG BEFORE
NOON. WINDS ON HIGH GROUND WILL BE OCCASIONALLY GALE. IT IS
EXPECTED THAT THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3, WILL REMAIN IN
FORCE AT LEAST UNTIL NOON. THE NEED TO ISSUE THE STANDBY
SIGNAL, NO. 1 THEREAFTER DEPENDS ON THE DEGREE OF WEAKENING
OF MALIKSI OVER INLAND AREAS AND THE CHANGES IN LOCAL WIND
CONDITIONS. 
 
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
NGONG PING, SHA CHAU AND GREEN ISLAND WERE 66, 45 AND 43
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 84, 58 AND
53 KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(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 AND THERE ARE SWELLS. YOU ARE ADVISED TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE 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 07:45 HKT ON 01.06.2024