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.
 
TYPHOON SAUDEL HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM.
 
AT 5 A.M., SAUDEL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 490 KILOMETRES
SOUTH OF HONG KONG (NEAR 17.9 DEGREES NORTH 113.4 DEGREES
EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND AND THE CENTRAL PART
OF VIETNAM.

 

SAUDEL IS DEPARTING FROM HONG KONG GRADUALLY. IN THE PAST
FEW HOURS, SAUDEL HAD WEAKENED SLIGHTLY. WITH THE DEPARTURE
AND WEAKENING OF SAUDEL, ITS DIRECT THREAT TO HONG KONG
WILL DECREASE. DEPENDING ON THE LOCAL WIND CONDITIONS, THE
OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING EITHER THE STANDBY
SIGNAL, NO. 1 OR THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL TO REPLACE THE
STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 LATER IN THE MORNING. 
 
SEAS ARE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE
ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE
IN WATER SPORTS.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
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 04:45 HKT ON 24.10.2020