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 NOON, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CHABA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 410 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.6 DEGREES
NORTH 113.6 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, CHABA CONTINUED TO TRACK NORTHWEST.
ITS ASSOCIATED RAINBANDS ARE OCCASIONALLY BRINGING HEAVY
SHOWERS AND VIOLENT GUSTS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. STRONG
WINDS ARE PREVAILING OVER HONG KONG. IT IS WINDIER OVER THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE TERRITORY.  
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, CHABA WILL
MAINTAIN A DISTANCE OF OVER 300 KILOMETRES FROM HONG KONG
FOR MOST OF THE DAY. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE STRONG WIND
SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE BEFORE 5 P.M. THE NEED
TO ISSUE THE NO. 8 GALE OR STORM SIGNAL THEREAFTER DEPENDS
ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHABA AND THE CHANGES OF THE LOCAL
WINDS. THE OBSERVATORY WILL CLOSELY MONITOR THE MOVEMENT OF
CHABA. 
 
SEAS ARE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE
ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE, AND NOT TO ENGAGE
IN WATER SPORTS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
WAGLAN ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU BEACH WERE 73 AND 60
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 84 AND 80 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. OWING TO STORM SURGE, LOW-LYING AREAS MAY HAVE FLOODING
OR BACKFLOW OF SEAWATER. PLEASE TAKE PRECAUTIONS, AND STAY
AWAY FROM DANGEROUS PLACES.
 
4. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
5. CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS
SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT OVERHANGING FACILITIES AND TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES OUTDOORS ARE SECURELY FASTENED OR PLACED ON THE
GROUND, AND COMPLETE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
 
6. SMALL VESSELS NOT YET IN TYPHOON SHELTERS SHOULD SEEK
SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. USE HEAVY ANCHORS AND CHECK THAT ALL
DECK FITTINGS ARE FIRMLY FASTENED.
 
7. 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 11:47 HKT ON 01.07.2022