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 5 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MA-ON WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 340 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 19.8
DEGREES NORTH 116.1 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, LOCAL WINDS HAVE STRENGTHENED WITH
STRONG WINDS IN SOME PLACES. THE OUTER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED
WITH MA-ON ARE AFFECTING THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA AND THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.
LOCAL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY TONIGHT. THE
OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE NO. 8 GALE OR STORM SIGNAL AT OR
BEFORE 7:25 P.M. TODAY. SEAS WILL BE VERY ROUGH WITH
SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM
THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, MA-ON IS EXPECTED
TO BE CLOSEST TO HONG KONG TOMORROW MORNING AND MAY SKIRT
WITHIN ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE
TERRITORY, POSING A CONSIDERABLE THREAT TO THE TERRITORY.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL HIGH
TIDE, A HIGH WATER LEVEL OF AROUND 3 METRES ABOVE CHART
DATUM, OR ABOUT 1 METRE ABOVE THE NORMAL TIDE HEIGHTS, IS
EXPECTED AT QUARRY BAY BETWEEN 5 A.M. AND 9 A.M TOMORROW.
THE HIGH WATER LEVEL MAY CAUSE FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST
INFORMATION ISSUED BY THE OBSERVATORY AND COMPLETE
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST HIGH WINDS AND FLOODING AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
WAGLAN ISLAND, NGONG PING AND GREEN ISLAND WERE 69, 58 AND
51 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 79, 77 AND 75
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. SEAS ARE VERY 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.
 
3. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
4. 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.
 
5. SMALL VESSEL OWNERS SHOULD NOW COMPLETE ALL SAFETY
ARRANGEMENTS AND RETURN TO NEARBY TYPHOON SHELTERS.
 
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 17:26 HKT ON 24.08.2022