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 WIPHA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
380 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.6
DEGREES NORTH 111.0 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE VICINITY OF LEIZHOU PENINSULA.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, LOCAL WINDS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY, BUT
THERE WERE STILL OCCASIONAL GALES OVER OFFSHORE WATERS AND
ON HIGH GROUND. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN
IN FORCE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. WHEN LOCAL WINDS WEAKEN
FURTHER, 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
TAP MUN, CHEUNG CHAU AND WAGLAN ISLAND WERE 64, 57 AND 57
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 75, 70 AND 68
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 13:46 HKT ON 01.08.2019