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 5 P.M., TROPICAL STORM BARIJAT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
150 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.0 DEGREES NORTH
113.9 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT
20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE
COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

 

LOCAL WINDS GENERALLY STRENGTHENED IN THE AFTERNOON.
BARIJAT IS NOW SKIRTING MORE THAN 100 KILOMETRES TO THE
SOUTH OF HONG KONG. UNLESS BARIJAT MOVES FURTHER CLOSE TO
THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY OR INTENSIFIES SIGNIFICANTLY, THE
CHANCE OF ISSUING THE GALE OR STORM SIGNAL, NO. 8 WILL BE
RELATIVELY LOW.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
WAGLAN ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU BEACH WERE 61 AND 47
KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. PLEASE TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW. MAKE SURE OBJECTS LIKELY TO
BE BLOWN AWAY ARE SECURELY FASTENED OR TAKEN INDOORS.
 
2. DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND RUBBISH. PEOPLE
IN LOW-LYING AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FLOODING.
 
3. SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS, YOU ARE ADVISED TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE 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. SMALL VESSELS NOT YET IN TYPHOON SHELTERS SHOULD SEEK
SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. USE HEAVY ANCHORS AND CHECK THAT ALL
DECK FITTINGS ARE FIRMLY FASTENED.
 
6. 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 16:45 HKT ON 12.09.2018