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 10 A.M., TROPICAL STORM LIONROCK WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 660 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.6
DEGREES NORTH 108.1 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS BEIBU WAN AND
MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM.

 

FOLLOWING THE DEPARTURE OF LIONROCK, THE WINDS OVER HONG
KONG ARE MODERATING GRADUALLY. HOWEVER, STRONG WINDS STILL
PREVAIL OVER THE TERRITORY, WITH OCCASIONAL GALES ON HIGH
GROUND. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE
FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. WHEN THE LOCAL WINDS SUBSIDE FURTHER,
THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL,
NO. 1 TO REPLACE THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3. 
 
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 73, 63
AND 53 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 93, 72 AND 62
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 09:45 HKT ON 10.10.2021