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., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CEMPAKA WAS ESTIMATED TO
BE ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.1
DEGREES NORTH 112.8 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH SLOWLY, GRADUALLY EDGING CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF
THE AREA TO THE WEST OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.

 

THE AREA OF GALES ASSOCIATED WITH CEMPAKA IS RELATIVELY
SMALL IN SIZE. UNLESS CEMPAKA INTENSIFIES SIGNIFICANTLY OR
ADOPTS A TRACK CLOSER TO HONG KONG, THE CHANCE OF GALES
OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY IS NOT HIGH. THE CHANCE OF
ISSUING THE NO. 8 GALE OR STORM SIGNAL OVERNIGHT IS NOT
HIGH. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE
FOR SOME TIME OVERNIGHT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE REMINDED
TO NOTE THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION BEFORE DEPARTING
TOMORROW MORNING (20 JULY). 
 
THE TRACK AND INTENSITY CHANGES OF CEMPAKA REMAIN
UNCERTAIN. THE OBSERVATORY WILL CLOSELY MONITOR ITS
MOVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT. 
 
THE RAIN BANDS OF CEMPAKA WILL BRING OCCASIONAL HEAVY
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS TO THE TERRITORY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
NGONG PING, TATE'S CAIRN AND CHEUNG CHAU BEACH WERE 65, 54
AND 50 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 87, 71 AND 65
KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. PLEASE COMPLETE PRECAUTIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MAKE
SURE OBJECTS LIKELY TO BE BLOWN AWAY ARE SECURELY FASTENED
OR TAKEN INDOORS. CHECK IF ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS CAN BE
SECURELY LOCKED.
 
2. DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND RUBBISH. PEOPLE
IN LOW-LYING AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FLOODING.
 
3. SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS. YOU ARE ADVISED TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND LOW-LYING AREAS, AND NOT
TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.
 
4. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
5. SMALL VESSELS NOT YET IN TYPHOON SHELTERS SHOULD SEEK
SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. USE HEAVY ANCHORS AND CHECK THAT ALL
DECK FITTINGS ARE FIRMLY FASTENED.
 
6. 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 20:47 HKT ON 19.07.2021