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 2 A.M., TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
230 KILOMETRES WEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 22.1 DEGREES NORTH
112.0 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OR
NORTH-NORTHEAST SLOWLY, LINGERING OVER WESTERN GUANGDONG.

 

EWINIAR TOOK A GENERALLY NORTHERLY TRACK ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY AND MADE
LANDFALL NEAR YANGJIANG OVER WESTERN GUANGDONG OVERNIGHT.
 
EWINIAR, WITH RELATIVELY WELL ORGANISED RAINBAND STRUCTURE,
IS EXPECTED TO LINGER AROUND WESTERN GUANGDONG. ITS THREAT
TO HONG KONG STILL EXISTS AND THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3
IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN FORCE FOR SOME TIME THIS MORNING.
THE OBSERVATORY WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE VARIATION OF
LOCAL WIND STRENGTH TO CONSIDER CHANGING THE TROPICAL
CYCLONE WARNING SIGNAL.
 
THE RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH EWINIAR WILL BRING SQUALLS
AND HEAVY SHOWERS TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY. PLEASE STAY ON THE ALERT AND TAKE NOTE OF THE
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION BEFORE LEAVING HOME IN THE
MORNING.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEUNG CHAU AND TAP MUN WERE 54 AND 53 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND RUBBISH. PEOPLE
IN LOW-LYING AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FLOODING.
 
2. PLEASE TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW. MAKE SURE OBJECTS LIKELY TO
BE BLOWN AWAY ARE SECURELY FASTENED OR TAKEN INDOORS. CHECK
IF ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS CAN BE SECURELY LOCKED.
 
3. SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS, YOU ARE ADVISED TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND LOW-LYING AREAS, AND NOT
TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.
 
4. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
5. LISTEN TO RADIO, WATCH TV OR BROWSE THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY’S WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THE TROPICAL CYCLONE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:46 HKT ON 08.06.2018