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 1:40 P.M.
 
THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 41 TO 62
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED.
 
AT 2 P.M., TROPICAL STORM PAKHAR WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
240 KILOMETRES WEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 22.7 DEGREES NORTH
111.9 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR FURTHER INLAND AND WEAKEN
GRADUALLY.

 

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF PAKHAR'S RAINBANDS, OCCASIONAL GALE
FORCE WINDS WILL STILL PREVAIL OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN PART
OF HONG KONG AT FIRST. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL NO.3 IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN FORCE FOR SOME TIME. THE OBSERVATORY
WILL CONSIDER TO ISSUE THE STANDBY SIGNAL NO. 1 WHEN STRONG
WINDS NO LONGER AFFECT HONG KONG.
 
HEAVY SHOWERS MAY ALSO CAUSE FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS.
SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH 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
TAP MUN, SAI KUNG AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 60, 57 AND 51
KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. 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.
 
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. 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 13:48 HKT ON 27.08.2017