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 7:20 P.M.
 
THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 41 TO 62
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED.
 
SEVERE TYPHOON KHANUN HAS WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON. AT 7
P.M., KHANUN WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 290 KILOMETRES
SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.7 DEGREES NORTH 112.0
DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 22
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF LEIZHOU PENINSULA TO
HAINAN ISLAND.

 

WITH KHANUN CONTINUING TO DEPART FROM HONG KONG, WINDS OVER
HONG KONG ARE WEAKENING GRADUALLY, BUT OCCASIONAL GALE
FORCE WINDS WILL STILL AFFECT OFFSHORE AREAS AND ON HIGH
GROUND AT FIRST. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD NOT YET BE RELAXED.
 
TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING AROUND 1 METRE ABOVE NORMAL. A
HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND CAUSE FLOODING IN SOME
LOW-LYING AREAS.
 
THE OBSERVATORY WILL MONITOR LOCAL WIND CONDITIONS CLOSELY
AND CONSIDER THE NEED FOR SIGNAL CHANGE.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEK LAP KOK, SAI KUNG AND STAR FERRY WERE 48, 46 AND 42
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 59, 68 AND 75
KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. 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.
 
2. IT IS NOT YET SAFE FOR SMALL CRAFT AND FISHING VESSELS
TO LEAVE TYPHOON SHELTERS.
 
3. LISTEN TO RADIO, WATCH TV OR BROWSE THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY'S WEB SITE FOR INFORMATION ON THE TROPICAL
CYCLONE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:26 HKT ON 15.10.2017