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 2 P.M., TROPICAL STORM MANGKHUT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 700 KILOMETRES WEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 23.5 DEGREES
NORTH 107.5 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, LOCAL WINDS
CONTINUE TO MODERATE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE STILL OCCASIONAL
GALES AT FIRST ON HIGH GROUND IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE
TERRITORY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD REMAIN ON THE
ALERT. WHEN LOCAL WINDS WEAKEN FURTHER, THE OBSERVATORY
WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 THIS
AFTERNOON TO THIS EVENING.
 
MANGKHUT BROUGHT CONSIDERABLE DAMAGES TO HONG KONG. THERE
MAY STILL BE RISKS IN THE SURROUNDINGS. 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 KEEP STAYING AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT
TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEUNG CHAU WERE 51 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS
58 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.

 

(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 13:45 HKT ON 17.09.2018