TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 3)

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN
 
HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.
 
THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WAS ISSUED AT 4:40 A.M.
 
THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 41 TO 62
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED.
 
AT 5 A.M., TROPICAL STORM MERBOK WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
130 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 23.4
DEGREES NORTH 114.6 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
INTO INLAND GUANGDONG AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

 

STRONG WINDS ARE STILL AFFECTING HONG KONG WITH
OCCASIONALLY GALES ON HIGH GROUND. STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO.3
WILL REMAIN IN FORCE FOR SOME TIME DURING THE MORNING. 
 
WHEN STRONG WINDS NO LONGER AFFECT HONG KONG, THE
OBSERVATORY WILL CANCEL ALL THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
SIGNALS.
 
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE RAINBANDS OF MERBOK, THERE WILL
BE HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLS IN HONG KONG DURING THE MORNING.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD REFER TO THE CORRESPONDING
WARNINGS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEUNG CHAU AND NGONG PING WERE 49 AND 70 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 68 AND 87 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. 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.
 
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. FLIGHTS AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MAY BE
AFFECTED BY THE WEATHER. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR AIRLINE FOR
THE LATEST FLIGHT INFORMATION BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE
AIRPORT.
 
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 04:48 HKT ON 13.06.2017