Weather Report

PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 3)

TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 3)


TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN

HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE 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.

TROPICAL STORM GONI HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM.

AT 6 P.M., GONI WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.3 DEGREES NORTH 113.6
DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
WESTERN COAST OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:45 HKT ON 04.08.2009