PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - 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 NOON, TROPICAL DEPRESSION MALIKSI WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 220 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 23.1
DEGREES NORTH 112.2 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR INTO INLAND
GUANGDONG AND FURTHER WEAKEN.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, STRONG WINDS AFFECTED THE WESTERN
PART OF HONG KONG, AND WINDS ON HIGH GROUND WERE
OCCASIONALLY GALE. MEANWHILE, AROUND 30 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES IN THE TERRITORY.
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, MALIKSI WILL SKIRT
AROUND 200 KILOMETRES TO THE NORTHWEST OF HONG KONG IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE STRONG WIND
SIGNAL, NO. 3, WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST UNTIL 3 P.M.
THE OBSERVATORY WILL THEREAFTER CONSIDER ISSUING THE
STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1, OR REPLACING THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
WARNING SIGNAL BY THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL, DEPENDING 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, GREEN ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 74, 56 AND 46
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 92, 70 AND
61 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 11:45 HKT ON 01.06.2024