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 5 A.M., TROPICAL STORM MAWAR WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
120 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 23.1 DEGREES
NORTH 115.0 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR INTO
INLAND GUANGDONG AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

 

STRONG WINDS ARE AFFECTING PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. THE
STRONG WIND SIGNAL NO. 3 WILL BE IN EFFECT MOST OF THE TIME
THIS MORNING.
 
IN THE COMING FEW HOURS, MAWAR WILL BE CLOSEST TO THE
TERRITORY, SKIRTING MORE THAN ABOUT 100 KILOMETRES TO THE
NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG. IT WILL WEAKEN FURTHER OVER INLAND.
THE CHANCE OF ISSUING THE NO.8 GALE OR STORM SIGNAL IS
RATHER LOW. 
 
THE RAINBANDS OF MAWAR ARE AFFECTING HONG KONG. THEY ARE
EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS 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, CHEUNG CHAU AND SHA CHAU WERE 68, 48 AND 45
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 04:46 HKT ON 04.09.2017