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 10 A.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION MAWAR WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR
23.3 DEGREES NORTH 114.5 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR FURTHER
INTO INLAND GUANGDONG AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.

 

WITH MAWAR CONTINUING TO WEAKEN, LOCAL WINDS SHOW SIGNS OF
WEAKENING. THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE STANDBY SIGNAL
NO. 1 SHORTLY.
 
WINDS WILL STILL BE OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.
SEAS WILL STILL 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 AND CHEK LAP KOK WERE 57 AND 45 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. 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 09:46 HKT ON 04.09.2017