PRESS WEATHER NO. 044 - TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 3)

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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.
 
TROPICAL STORM WIPHA HAS MADE LANDFALL AT THE NORTHEASTERN
PART OF HAINAN ISLAND.
 
AT 4 A.M., WIPHA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 430 KILOMETRES
SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.0 DEGREES NORTH 110.9
DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PART OF HAINAN ISLAND AND THE VICINITY OF LEIZHOU
PENINSULA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:45 HKT ON 01.08.2019