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 DEPRESSION SINLAKU WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 690 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.3
DEGREES NORTH 109.1 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
SKIRTING THE SOUTHERN COAST OF HAINAN ISLAND TOWARDS BEIBU
WAN.

 

SINLAKU IS GRADUALLY MOVING AWAY FROM HONG KONG BUT ITS
OUTER RAINBANDS WILL STILL AFFECT THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA. LOCAL WINDS ARE GENERALLY STRONG WITH OCCASIONAL
GALES OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL,
NO. 3 IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN FORCE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME
OVERNIGHT. WHEN LOCAL WINDS WEAKEN, THE OBSERVATORY WILL
CONSIDER ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 TO REPLACE THE
STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEUNG CHAU, TATE'S CAIRN AND WAGLAN ISLAND WERE 57, 51 AND
49 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 69, 74
AND 56 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. SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS. YOU ARE ADVISED TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER
SPORTS.
 
3. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
4. 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 01.08.2020