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 6 A.M., TROPICAL STORM LIONROCK WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 560 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 19.3
DEGREES NORTH 109.9 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 8 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS HAINAN
ISLAND AND INTO BEIBU WAN.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, LOCAL WINDS GENERALLY STRENGTHEN.
UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF LIONROCK AND THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON, STRONG WINDS PREVAIL OVER HONG KONG, WITH GALES
OVER OFFSHORE WATERS AND OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE WINDS ON
THE HIGH GROUND OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF HONG KONG.
THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE GALE OR STORM SIGNAL, NO. 8
AT 6:40 A.M. TO REPLACE THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3.  THE
GALE OR STORM SIGNAL, NO. 8 IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN FORCE
FOR SOME TIME THIS MORNING. 
 
STORM SURGE INDUCED BY LIONROCK AND HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO
FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD
TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST STRONG WINDS AND FLOODING.
BESIDES, LIONROCK WILL BRING SQUALLS. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH
WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM
THE SHORELINE, AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
NGONG PING, CHEUNG CHAU AND GREEN ISLAND WERE 103, 78 AND
63 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 130, 93 AND 92
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. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
4. SMALL VESSELS NOT YET IN TYPHOON SHELTERS SHOULD SEEK
SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. USE HEAVY ANCHORS AND CHECK THAT ALL
DECK FITTINGS ARE FIRMLY FASTENED.
 
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 05:45 HKT ON 09.10.2021