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 7 A.M., TROPICAL STORM SON-TINH WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 580 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.8
DEGREES NORTH 110.0 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS HAINAN ISLAND.

 

HONG KONG IS STILL AFFECTED BY 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. 
 
WITH THE DEPARTURE OF SON-TINH, LOCAL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
SUBSIDE GRADUALLY THIS MORNING. WHEN THE THREAT OF STRONG
WINDS DIMINISHES, 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
TATE'S CAIRN, WAGLAN ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 63, 53 AND
51 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 80, 66 AND 68
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 06:45 HKT ON 18.07.2018