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PRESS WEATHER NO. 241 - TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 3)
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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 11 P.M., TROPICAL STORM BARIJAT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 210 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.8
DEGREES NORTH 113.0 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY
OF LEIZHOU PENINSULA.


 
BARIJAT TRACKED WESTWARDS STEADILY IN THE PAST FEW HOURS
AND CONTINUED TO MOVE GRADUALLY AWAY FROM HONG KONG.
HOWEVER, THE STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH BARIJAT WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY DURING THE
OVERNIGHT PERIOD. STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL STILL BE
IN EFFECT FOR SOME TIME. LOCAL WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
ON THURSDAY. THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO TAKE NOTE OF THE
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION BEFORE LEAVING HOME IN THE
MORNING.


 
IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
WAGLAN ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU BEACH WERE 53 AND 46
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 59 AND 53 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. SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS, YOU ARE ADVISED TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER
SPORTS.
 
3. SMALL VESSELS NOT YET IN TYPHOON SHELTERS SHOULD SEEK
SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. USE HEAVY ANCHORS AND CHECK THAT ALL
DECK FITTINGS ARE FIRMLY FASTENED.
 
4. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
5. 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 22:46 HKT ON 12.09.2018

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