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 IS IN FORCE.
 
THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 41 TO 62
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED.
 
AT 11 P.M., TYPHOON HATO WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 330
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.7 DEGREES
NORTH 116.8 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG.

 

ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, HATO IS EXPECTED
TO BE CLOSEST TO HONG KONG TOMORROW MORNING (WEDNESDAY) AND
MAY SKIRT WITHIN 100 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF THE TERRITORY,
POSING A CONSIDERABLE THREAT TO HONG KONG. UNLESS HATO
TAKES A TRACK FURTHER AWAY FROM THE TERRITORY OR WEAKENS,
THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE NO. 8 GALE OR
STORM SIGNAL BEFORE 6 A.M. TOMORROW MORNING.
 
AS THE HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR BEFORE NOON TOMORROW, AND THE
STORM SURGE INDUCED BY HATO MAY CAUSE A RISE IN SEA LEVELS
OF ABOUT 1 METRE OR MORE ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS, THERE
COULD BE SERIOUS FLOODING IN SOME LOW-LYING AREAS. MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS AGAINST HIGH
WINDS AND FLOODING AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

 

(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. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID WALKING OR WORKING IN AREAS EXPOSED
TO GALES AND SQUALLS. DRIVERS USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS
SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT GUSTS.
 
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 22:45 HKT ON 22.08.2017