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 SON-TINH WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 470 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 19.0
DEGREES NORTH 111.3 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 35 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS HAINAN ISLAND.

 

SON-TINH MOVED RAPIDLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA TOWARDS HAINAN ISLAND OVERNIGHT AND
DEPARTED HONG KONG GRADUALLY. DESPITE THIS, HONG KONG IS
STILL UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF
SON-TINH. THERE ARE SQUALLY SHOWERS AS WELL AS OCCASIONAL
GALES OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THE PUBLIC SHOULD STAY
ON THE ALERT. 
 
SON-TINH IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ON HAINAN ISLAND IN
THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WHEN LOCAL WINDS SUBSIDE, THE
OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1
OR CANCELLING ALL TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS. 
 
AS SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS, MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT
TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEUNG CHAU, TATE'S CAIRN AND WAGLAN ISLAND WERE 66, 58 AND
53 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 82, 76 AND 65
KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
2. STRONG WINDS ARE STILL BLOWING. YOU SHOULD NOT RELAX
TAKING PRECAUTIONS. BEWARE OF FALLING OBJECTS IN WINDS. DO
NOT TOUCH ELECTRIC CABLES THAT HAVE BEEN BLOWN LOOSE.
 
3. DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND RUBBISH. PEOPLE
IN LOW-LYING AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FLOODING.
 
4. 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 01:45 HKT ON 18.07.2018