PRESS WEATHER NO. 166 - 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 1 P.M., TROPICAL STORM MANGKHUT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 680 KILOMETRES WEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 23.4 DEGREES
NORTH 107.7 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
INLAND AREA OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:45 HKT ON 17.09.2018