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PRESS WEATHER NO. 020 - 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 2 A.M., TROPICAL STORM MAWAR WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
160 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 23.0
DEGREES NORTH 115.5 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
INTO INLAND GUANGDONG AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.
 
MAWAR CONTINUES TO MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY, BUT
WILL STILL MOVE CLOSER TO HONG KONG. STRONG WINDS ARE
AFFECTING PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL
NO. 3 WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THIS MORNING.
 
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 ARE AFFECTING HONG KONG. THEY ARE
EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLS TO THE TERRITORY
THIS MORNING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE
LATEST WEATHER SITUATION BEFORE DEPARTING HOME IN THE
MORNING.
 
IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
WAGLAN ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 60 AND 43 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR RESPECTIVELY.
 
(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 01:45 HKT ON 04.09.2017
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