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 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 560 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR
17.9 DEGREES NORTH 111.6 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND TO BEIBU WAN.

 

DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION STEADILY
MOVED TOWARDS HAINAN ISLAND AND IS EXPECTED TO LAND OVER
HAINAN ISLAND AROUND NOON. LOCAL WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY AND THE CHANCE OF ISSUING THE GALE
OR STORM SIGNAL, NO. 8 WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW. 
 
THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION ARE
AFFECTING SOUTH CHINA COAST. LOCAL WINDS ARE GENERALLY
STRONG WITH OCCASIONAL GALES OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.
THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE FOR MOST
OF THE DAY.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
WAGLAN ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 62 AND 58 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 74 AND 75 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. PLEASE COMPLETE PRECAUTIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MAKE
SURE OBJECTS LIKELY TO BE BLOWN AWAY ARE SECURELY FASTENED
OR TAKEN INDOORS. CHECK IF ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS CAN BE
SECURELY LOCKED.
 
2. DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND RUBBISH. PEOPLE
IN LOW-LYING AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FLOODING.
 
3. SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS. YOU ARE ADVISED TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER
SPORTS.
 
4. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
5. 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 04:45 HKT ON 01.08.2020