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 P.M., TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
200 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 23.1
DEGREES NORTH 112.4 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE INLAND AREAS OF
GUANGDONG AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH EWINIAR
BROUGHT HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLS TO HONG KONG. PLEASE
CONTINUE TO STAY ON THE ALERT AND TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION. 
 
THE OBSERVATORY WILL CLOSELY MONITOR THE WEATHER CONDITION.
WHEN WINDS AND RAIN IN HONG KONG WEAKEN, THE OBSERVATORY
WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
TATE'S CAIRN WERE 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS
63 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. 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.
 
2. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
3. 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 13:45 HKT ON 08.06.2018