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 2 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 150
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.0 DEGREES
NORTH 114.7 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST
SLOWLY AT FIRST AND MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR LATER ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG.

 

ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO DEPART GRADUALLY FROM HONG KONG.
WHEN THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NO LONGER POSES A THREAT OF
GENERALLY STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG, THE OBSERVATORY WILL
ISSUE THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 TO REPLACE THE STRONG WIND
SIGNAL, NO. 3. 
 
THE RAINBANDS OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WILL BRING
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLS TO HONG KONG IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. THERE WILL ALSO BE SWELLS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
WAGLAN ISLAND AND TATE'S CAIRN WERE 46 AND 42 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 48 AND 54 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. 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 01:45 HKT ON 04.08.2021