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 NOON, TROPICAL STORM WIPHA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 410
KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.1 DEGREES NORTH
111.0 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY AT
FIRST, LINGERING OVER THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF HAINAN
ISLAND, AND LATER MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE VICINITY OF
LEIZHOU PENINSULA.

 

ALTHOUGH WIPHA GRADUALLY DEPARTS FROM HONG KONG, STRONG
WINDS ARE STILL GENERALLY AFFECTING THE TERRITORY. THERE
ARE STILL OCCASIONAL GALES OVER OFFSHORE WATERS AND ON HIGH
GROUND AT FIRST. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN
IN FORCE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THIS AFTERNOON. WHEN LOCAL
WINDS WEAKEN, THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE STANDBY
SIGNAL, NO. 1 TO REPLACE THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 THIS
EVENING TO TONIGHT. 
 
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
TATE'S CAIRN, TAP MUN AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 75, 62 AND 60
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 103, 75 AND 71
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 11:45 HKT ON 01.08.2019