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 9 P.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION SINLAKU WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 760 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.6
DEGREES NORTH 108.0 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS BEIBU
WAN.

 

DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS, LOCAL WINDS WERE WEAKENING. THE
OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 TO REPLACE
THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 SHORTLY. 
 
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF SINLAKU,
THERE WILL STILL BE OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS IN HONG KONG.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEUNG CHAU BEACH, WAGLAN ISLAND AND TAP MUN WERE 44, 42
AND 42 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 54,
51 AND 47 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 20:45 HKT ON 01.08.2020