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PRESS WEATHER NO. 120 - 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 NOON, SEVERE TYPHOON SARIKA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
560 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.9 DEGREES
NORTH 110.2 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS HAINAN.
 
AFTER MAKING LANDFALL AT HAINAN ISLAND, SARIKA WILL MOVE
GRADUALLY AWAY FROM HONG KONG AND ITS DIRECT THREAT TO HONG
KONG WILL DECREASE GRADUALLY. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AND SARIKA, 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 71 AND 54 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. 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.
 
3. 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 11:46 HKT ON 18.10.2016
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