Weather Report

PRESS WEATHER NO. 035 - 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 2:40 A.M.

THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 41 TO 62
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED.

AT 3 A.M., TROPICAL STORM NURI WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
130 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 22.9
DEGREES NORTH 113.1 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR CROSSING THE
WESTERN PART OF GUANGDONG.



NURI CONTIUNES TO MOVE AWAY FROM HONG KONG. HOWEVER,
GALES ARE STILL AFFECTING SOME PARTS OF THE TERRITORY AND
OFFSHORE WATERS.  THE PUBLIC SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT.

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEUNG CHAU AND CHEK LAP KOK WERE 67 AND 72 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR RESPECTIVELY.



(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)

1. SINCE SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS , YOU ARE
ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE
IN WATER SPORTS.

2. YOU SHOULD NOT RELAX TAKING PRECAUTIONS AS STRONG WINDS
ARE STILL BLOWING AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN.
ON NO ACCOUNT SHOULD YOU TOUCH ELECTRIC CABLES THAT HAVE
BEEN BLOWN LOOSE.

3. LISTEN TO YOUR RADIO, WATCH YOUR TV OR BROWSE THE HONG
KONG OBSERVATORY'S WEB SITE FOR INFORMATION ON THE TROPICAL
CYCLONE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:47 HKT ON 23.08.2008