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 9 P.M., SUPER TYPHOON YAGI WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 500
KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.1 DEGREES
NORTH 110.0 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ENTERING
BEIBU WAN.

 

YAGI IS MOVING AWAY FROM HONG KONG GRADUALLY. LOCAL WINDS
ARE WEAKENING GRADUALLY, BUT THERE ARE STILL OCCASIONAL
GALE WINDS OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THE STRONG WIND
SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE FOR SOME TIME. WHEN THE
THREAT POSED BY YAGI IS FURTHER REDUCED, THE OBSERVATORY
WILL ISSUE THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO.1 OR THE STRONG MONSOON
SIGNAL.
 
THE RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH YAGI WILL STILL AFFECT THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AT
FIRST, BRINGING SQUALLY SHOWERS TO HONG KONG. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST WITH VIOLENT GUSTS.
 
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, TAP MUN AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 91, 72 AND 69
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 116, 91
AND 87 KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. 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.
 
2. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
3. IT IS NOT YET SAFE FOR SMALL VESSELS TO LEAVE TYPHOON
SHELTERS.
 
4. 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 20:45 HKT ON 06.09.2024