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.
 
TYPHOON SARIKA HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM.
 
AT 9 P.M., SARIKA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 580 KILOMETRES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 19.6 DEGREES NORTH 109.4
DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS HAINAN AND BEIBU WAN.

 

SARIKA HAS WEAKENED AND ITS INFLUENCE ON HONG KONG IS
DIMINISHING GRADUALLY. HONG KONG COMES INCREASINGLY UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON. THE OBSERVATORY
WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL TO REPLACE
THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 SHORTLY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. SINCE SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS, YOU ARE
ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE
IN WATER SPORTS.
 
2. 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.
 
3. IT IS NOT YET SAFE FOR SMALL CRAFT AND FISHING VESSELS
TO LEAVE TYPHOON SHELTERS.
 
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 20:46 HKT ON 18.10.2016