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PRESS WEATHER NO. 250 - TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 3)
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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., TROPICAL STORM MAWAR WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
200 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 22.9
DEGREES NORTH 116.0 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
INTO INLAND GUANGDONG.
 
MAWAR HAS MADE LANDFALL NEAR SHANWEI. IT WILL MOVE INLAND
AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY, BUT WILL STILL MOVE CLOSER TO HONG
KONG. WINDS WILL TURN TO STRONG SOUTHWESTERLIES OVER PARTS
OF THE TERRITORY. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL NO. 3 WILL BE IN
EFFECT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME TOMORROW MORNING (MONDAY).
 
MAWAR IS EXPECTED TO SKIRT MORE THAN ABOUT 100 KILOMETRES
TO THE NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG. UNLESS MAWAR MOVES EVEN
CLOSER TO THE TERRITORY, THE CHANCE TO ISSUE THE NO.8 GALE
OR STORM SIGNAL WILL NOT BE HIGH.
 
THE RAINBANDS OF MAWAR WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLS TO
HONG KONG TOMORROW MORNING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD
TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER SITUATION BEFORE DEPARTING
HOME TOMORROW MORNING.
 
(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. 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 23:22 HKT ON 03.09.2017
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