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 12:40 P.M.
 
THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 41 TO 62
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED.
 
AT 1 P.M., SUPER TYPHOON YAGI WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 410
KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 19.6 DEGREES NORTH
111.5 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF
HAINAN ISLAND TO LEIZHOU PENINSULA.

 

YAGI CONTINUES TO DEPART FROM HONG KONG AND LOCAL WINDS ARE
WEAKENING GRADUALLY. HOWEVER, THERE ARE STILL OCCASIONAL
GALE WINDS OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THE STRONG WIND
SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE FOR SOME TIME. THE
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH YAGI WILL STILL AFFECT THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY TODAY, BRINGING SQUALLY
SHOWERS TO HONG KONG. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THERE
WILL BE VIOLENT GUSTS OCCASIONALLY.
 
WHEN THE THREAT POSED BY YAGI IS FURTHER REDUCED, THE
OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO.1 OR THE
STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL.
 
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, WAGLAN ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 74, 71 AND
59 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 102, 95
AND 80 KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(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. STRONG WINDS ARE STILL BLOWING. YOU SHOULD NOT RELAX
TAKING PRECAUTIONS. BEWARE OF FALLING OBJECTS IN WINDS. DO
NOT TOUCH ELECTRIC CABLES THAT HAVE BEEN BLOWN LOOSE.
 
3. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
4. IT IS NOT YET SAFE FOR SMALL VESSELS TO LEAVE TYPHOON
SHELTERS.
 
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 12:47 HKT ON 06.09.2024