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 OVER ZHANJIANG OF
GUANGDONG. AT 7 P.M., WIPHA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 400
KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.2 DEGREES
NORTH 110.5 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
WESTERN GUANGDONG.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, LOCAL WINDS CONTINUED TO WEAKEN. THE
OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 TO REPLACE
THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 SHORTLY.  
 
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
WAGLAN ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 49 AND 42 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 60 AND 61 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. 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 18:45 HKT ON 01.08.2019