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 8 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON SARIKA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
520 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.7 DEGREES
NORTH 111.0 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS HAINAN.

 

SARIKA IS TRACKING TOWARDS HAINAN AND WILL MAKE LANDFALL
AROUND NOON TODAY. ITS DIRECT THREAT TO HONG KONG WILL
DECREASE GRADUALLY. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF SARIKA AND
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST
OVER OFFSHORE WATERS FOR MOST OF THE TIME TODAY. THE
OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL
TO REPLACE THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 LATER TODAY.
 
SINCE SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE 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 WERE 76 AND 45 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. STORM WATER DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND
RUBBISH, THIS APPLIES PARTICULARLY TO DWELLERS IN LOW-LYING
AREAS.
 
2. ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS AND CONTRACTORS ARE AGAIN REMINDED
THAT ALL SCAFFOLDINGS, HOARDINGS AND TEMPORARY BUILDINGS
SHOULD BE SECURED.
 
3. FISHING VESSELS NOT YET IN TYPHOON SHELTERS SHOULD SEEK
SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. CHECK AGAIN THAT ALL DECK FITTINGS
ARE FIRMLY FASTENED. IF AVAILABLE, HEAVY ANCHORS SHOULD BE
PREPARED AND USED IN ADDITION TO REGULAR ANCHORS.
 
4. LISTEN TO RADIO, WATCH TV OR BROWSE THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY'S WEB SITE FOR INFORMATION ON THE TROPICAL
CYCLONE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:45 HKT ON 18.10.2016