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PRESS WEATHER NO. 182 - 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 5 P.M., SEVERE TYPHOON SARIKA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
580 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 19.2 DEGREES
NORTH 109.7 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS HAINAN.
 
SARIKA IS MOVING GRADUALLY AWAY FROM HONG KONG WHILE THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING SOUTHERN CHINA. UNDER THE
COMBINED EFFECT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AND SARIKA, STRONG
WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER OFFSHORE WATERS FOR MOST OF
TONIGHT. THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STRONG
MONSOON SIGNAL TO REPLACE THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3
TONIGHT.
 
IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
STAR FERRY WERE 47 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.
 
(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. SINCE SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS, YOU ARE
ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE
IN WATER SPORTS.
 
3. ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS AND CONTRACTORS ARE AGAIN REMINDED
THAT ALL SCAFFOLDINGS, HOARDINGS AND TEMPORARY BUILDINGS
SHOULD BE SECURED.
 
4. YOU SHOULD NOT RELAX TAKING PRECAUTIONS AS STRONG WINDS
ARE STILL BLOWING AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN.
ON NO ACCOUNT SHOULD YOU TOUCH ELECTRIC CABLES THAT HAVE
BEEN BLOWN LOOSE.
 
5. 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 16:45 HKT ON 18.10.2016
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