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 8 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM SAUDEL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 500 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HONG KONG (NEAR 17.9 DEGREES
NORTH 113.3 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT
ABOUT 12 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 WEAKENING AND DEPARTING FROM HONG KONG GRADUALLY.
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 07:45 HKT ON 24.10.2020