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 9 A.M., TROPICAL STORM SON-TINH WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 650 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.8
DEGREES NORTH 109.2 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS HAINAN ISLAND
AND BEIBU WAN.

 

SON-TINH HAS MOVED AWAY FROM HONG KONG, NOW MORE THAN 600
KILOMETRES FROM THE TERRITORY. LOCAL WINDS ARE SUBSIDING
GRADUALLY. MEANWHILE, A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS
DOMINATING OVER THE COASTAL REGION OF SOUTHEASTERN CHINA.
THE OBSERVATORY WILL SHORTLY CANCEL ALL TROPICAL CYCLONE
WARNING SIGNALS, AND ISSUE THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL. 
 
THERE WILL STILL BE STRONG WINDS OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH
GROUND AT FIRST. THERE WILL ALSO BE SWELLS. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD STAY ON THE ALERT.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
TATE'S CAIRN AND WAGLAN ISLAND WERE 61 AND 54 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 85 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. 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 09:16 HKT ON 18.07.2018