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.
 
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KHANUN HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON.
 
AT MIDNIGHT, KHANUN WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 480
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 19.1 DEGREES NORTH
117.3 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF LEIZHOU
PENINSULA TO HAINAN ISLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 14.10.2017