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 P.M., TYPHOON KHANUN WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 310
KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.7 DEGREES NORTH
111.7 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT
22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF LEIZHOU
PENINSULA TO HAINAN ISLAND.

 

WITH KHANUN CONTINUING TO DEPART FROM HONG KONG, WINDS OVER
HONG KONG ARE WEAKENING GRADUALLY, BUT OCCASIONAL GALE
FORCE WINDS WILL STILL AFFECT OFFSHORE AREAS AND ON HIGH
GROUND AT FIRST. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD NOT YET BE RELAXED.
 
TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING AROUND 1 METRE ABOVE NORMAL. A
HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND CAUSE FLOODING IN SOME
LOW-LYING AREAS.
 
THE OBSERVATORY WILL MONITOR LOCAL WIND CONDITIONS CLOSELY
AND CONSIDER THE NEED FOR SIGNAL CHANGE.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEUNG CHAU BEACH, TAP MUN AND TAI MEI TUK WERE 60, 58 AND
54 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 72, 76 AND 71
KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. YOU SHOULD NOT RELAX TAKING PRECAUTIONS AS STRONG WINDS
ARE STILL BLOWING AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN.
ON NO ACCOUNT SHOULD YOU TOUCH ELECTRIC CABLES THAT HAVE
BEEN BLOWN LOOSE.
 
2. IT IS NOT YET SAFE FOR SMALL CRAFT AND FISHING VESSELS
TO LEAVE TYPHOON SHELTERS.
 
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 19:45 HKT ON 15.10.2017