PRESS WEATHER NO. 240 - TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 3)

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TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 3)

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN
 
HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE 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 MIDNIGHT, SEVERE TYPHOON SARIKA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 530 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR
18.0 DEGREES NORTH 111.9 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
HAINAN.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 17.10.2016