Weather Report

PRESS WEATHER NO. 135 - TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 3)

TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 3)


HOURLY TC WARNING BULLETIN (URGENT)

TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN

HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE 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., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN WAS ESTIMATED TO
BE ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR
20.8 DEGREES NORTH 115.2 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.


FENGSHEN CONTINUES TO EDGE CLOSER TO HONG KONG.  LOCAL
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY AND SEAS WILL BE
ROUGH.

ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, FENGSHEN WILL BE
RATHER CLOSE TO HONG KONG IN THE EARLY MORNING TOMORROW.
THE POSSIBILITY OF ISSUING GALE OR STORM WIND SIGNAL NO.8
CANNOT BE RULED OUT.



(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)

1. YOU ARE ADVISED NOT TO DELAY IN TAKING ALL PRECAUTIONS
TO PROTECT YOUR HOME OR PROPERTY. MAKE SURE NOW THAT ALL
LOOSE OBJECTS ARE SECURE. PORCH FURNITURE, FLOWER POTS AND
OTHER OBJECTS LIKELY TO BE BLOWN AWAY SHOULD BE TAKEN
INDOORS. CHECK AGAIN AND MAKE SURE ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS
CAN BE SECURELY LOCKED.

2. STORM WATER DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND
RUBBISH, THIS APPLIES PARTICULARLY TO DWELLERS IN LOW-LYING
AREAS.

3. ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS AND CONTRACTORS ARE AGAIN REMINDED
THAT ALL SCAFFOLDINGS, HOARDINGS AND TEMPORARY BUILDINGS
SHOULD BE SECURED.

4. FISHING VESSELS NOT YET IN TYPHOON SHELTERS SHOULD SEEK
SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. CHECK AGAIN THAT ALL DECK FITTINGS
ARE FIRMLY FASTENED. IF AVAILABLE, HEAVY ANCHORS SHOULD BE
PREPARED AND USED IN ADDITION TO REGULAR ANCHORS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:46 HKT ON 24.06.2008