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.
 
TROPICAL STORM MAWAR HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION.
 
AT 7 A.M., MAWAR WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 23.2 DEGREES NORTH 114.8
DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR FURTHER INTO
INLAND GUANGDONG AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.

 

IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS, MAWAR WILL BE CLOSEST TO THE
TERRITORY, SKIRTING ABOUT 100 KILOMETRES OR MORE TO THE
NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG. STRONG WINDS ARE NOW AFFECTING MANY
PLACES OF HONG KONG.
 
WHEN MAWAR GRADUALLY DEPARTS FROM THE TERRITORY AND THE
LOCAL WINDS WEAKEN LATER THIS MORNING, THE OBSERVATORY WILL
ISSUE THE STANDBY SIGNAL NO. 1.
 
MAWAR’S RAINBANDS WILL BRING SQUALLY SHOWERS TO HONG KONG
THIS MORNING. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SEAS WILL BE
ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO
STAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
WAGLAN ISLAND, CHEUNG CHAU AND CHEK LAP KOK WERE 62, 49 AND
46 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. 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 06:46 HKT ON 04.09.2017