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 5 P.M., TROPICAL STORM WIPHA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
380 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.1
DEGREES NORTH 110.7 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
CROSSING WESTERN GUANGDONG.

 

LOCAL WINDS CONTINUED TO WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON, BUT THERE
WERE STILL OCCASIONAL GALES ON HIGH GROUND. WHEN LOCAL
WINDS WEAKEN FURTHER, THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE
STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 TO REPLACE THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL,
NO. 3 TONIGHT.  
 
THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF 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 AND WAGLAN ISLAND WERE 51 AND 47 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 60 AND 54 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 16:45 HKT ON 01.08.2019