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 WAS ISSUED AT 7:40 P.M.
 
THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 41 TO 62
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED.
 
TROPICAL STORM NANGKA HAS MADE LANDFALL ON HAINAN ISLAND.
AT 8 P.M., NANGKA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 520 KILOMETRES
SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 19.1 DEGREES NORTH 110.5
DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR CROSSING
HAINAN ISLAND.

 

NANGKA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM HONG KONG. UNDER THE
COMBINED EFFECT OF NANGKA AND THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, HONG
KONG WILL STILL BE AFFECTED BY STRONG WINDS AND THERE WILL
BE OCCASIONAL GALES OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND TONIGHT AND
AT FIRST TOMORROW. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN FORCE FOR SOME TIME. 
 
THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH NANGKA ARE AFFECTING THE
PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. THERE WILL BE SWELLS AND VERY ROUGH
SEAS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM
THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
WAGLAN ISLAND, GREEN ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU BEACH WERE 78,
72 AND 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING
92, 89 AND 89 KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND RUBBISH. PEOPLE
IN LOW-LYING AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FLOODING.
 
2. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
3. 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.
 
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 19:45 HKT ON 13.10.2020