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 WAS ISSUED AT 4:40 A.M.
 
THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 41 TO 62
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED.
 
AT 5 A.M., TROPICAL STORM LIONROCK WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 610 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.4
DEGREES NORTH 108.7 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR CROSSING
BEIBU WAN.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, LIONROCK WAS GRADUALLY DEPARTING
FROM HONG KONG. LOCAL WINDS HAVE MODERATED SLIGHTLY.
HOWEVER, STRONG WINDS STILL PREVAIL OVER THE TERRITORY,
WITH OCCASIONAL GALES OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS AND ON HIGH
GROUND. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE
FOR SOME TIME THIS MORNING.
 
THE OUTER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH LIONROCK ARE STILL
BRINGING HEAVY RAIN OCASIONALLY TO HONG KONG. SEAS REMAIN
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, WAGLAN ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU BEACH WERE 80, 72
AND 60 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 114, 80 AND
77 KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(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. STRONG WINDS ARE STILL BLOWING. YOU SHOULD NOT RELAX
TAKING PRECAUTIONS. BEWARE OF FALLING OBJECTS IN WINDS. DO
NOT TOUCH ELECTRIC CABLES THAT HAVE BEEN BLOWN LOOSE.
 
3. 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 10.10.2021