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 10 A.M., TROPICAL STORM MANGKHUT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 610 KILOMETRES WEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 23.1 DEGREES
NORTH 108.3 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
INLAND AREA OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

 

WITH MANGKHUT DEPARTING FROM HONG KONG AND WEAKENING, LOCAL
WINDS ARE ALSO MODERATING GRADUALLY. HOWEVER, THERE ARE
STILL OCCASIONAL GALES AT FIRST OVER HIGH GROUND AND
OFFSHORE WATERS IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE TERRITORY.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT. THE
STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE FOR A PERIOD
OF TIME.
 
MANGKHUT BROUGHT DIFFERENT DEGREES OF DAMAGES TO HONG KONG.
THERE MAY BE HIDDEN DANGER. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD
REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ASSURANCE OF PERSONAL SAFETY. 
 
SEA WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS AT FIRST. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO
ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEUNG CHAU AND CHEK LAP KOK WERE 62 AND 45 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 72 AND 62 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. FLIGHTS AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MAY BE
AFFECTED BY THE WEATHER. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR AIRLINE FOR
THE LATEST FLIGHT INFORMATION BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE
AIRPORT.
 
3. 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 09:45 HKT ON 17.09.2018