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 WIPHA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
440 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.0 DEGREES
NORTH 110.7 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PART OF HAINAN ISLAND AND THE VICINITY OF
LEIZHOU PENINSULA.

 

ALTHOUGH WIPHA GRADUALLY DEPARTS FROM HONG KONG, STRONG
WINDS ARE STILL GENERALLY AFFECTING THE TERRITORY. THERE
ARE OCCASIONAL GALES OVER OFFSHORE WATERS AND ON HIGH
GROUND AT FIRST. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN
IN FORCE BEFORE 2 P.M. WHEN LOCAL WINDS WEAKEN LATER TODAY,
THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 TO
REPLACE THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3.  
 
THE RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH WIPHA WILL STILL BRING
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLS TO THE TERRITORY. SEAS
ARE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. YOU ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM
THE SHORELINE AND LOW-LYING AREAS, AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN
WATER SPORTS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEUNG CHAU, WAGLAN ISLAND AND TATE'S CAIRN WERE 66, 55 AND
50 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 87, 69 AND 73
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. IT IS NOT YET SAFE FOR SMALL VESSELS TO LEAVE TYPHOON
SHELTERS.
 
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 01.08.2019