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 STORM EWINIAR WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 210 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 22.8
DEGREES NORTH 112.2 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE INLAND AREAS OF
WESTERN GUANGDONG AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, EWINIAR CONTINUED TO MOVE TOWARDS
INLAND OF WESTERN GUANGDONG. DESPITE THIS, ITS STRONG WINDS
AND RAINBANDS ARE STILL AFFECTING HONG KONG. THE STRONG
WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN FORCE BEFORE
NOON. 
 
OWING TO THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN BROUGHT BY
EWINIAR, THE WEATHER WILL BE RELATIVELY SEVERE THIS
MORNING. PLEASE STAY ON THE ALERT AND TAKE NOTE OF THE
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. 
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, EWINIAR WILL MOVE
INLAND FURTHER THIS AFTERNOON. WHEN LOCAL WINDS WEAKEN, THE
OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER CHANGING TO THE STANDBY SIGNAL,
NO. 1 THIS AFTERNOON.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEUNG CHAU, TATE'S CAIRN AND SHA CHAU WERE 66, 56 AND 51
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 86, 80 AND 68
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 09:45 HKT ON 08.06.2018