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 8 A.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION MAWAR WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR
23.2 DEGREES NORTH 114.7 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO
MOVE 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 AT FIRST.
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, LAU FAU SHAN AND CHEK LAP KOK WERE 61, 50
AND 49 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 68, 75 AND 63
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 07:47 HKT ON 04.09.2017