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.
 
TROPICAL STORM HIGOS HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM.
 
AT 7 P.M., HIGOS WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES
SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.1 DEGREES NORTH 115.1
DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

 

ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, HIGOS WILL SKIRT
WITHIN ABOUT 150 KILOMETRES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. AS HIGOS HAS ADOPTED A TRACK
CLOSER TO HONG KONG AND ALSO INTENSIFIED, LOCAL WINDS MAY
STRENGTHEN FURTHER OVERNIGHT. THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER
ISSUING THE GALE OR STORM SIGNAL, NO. 8 BETWEEN 10 P.M. AND
MIDNIGHT. 
 
SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS. YOU ARE ADVISED TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER
SPORTS. 
 
OWING TO STORM SURGE, SOME LOW-LYING AREAS MAY HAVE
FLOODING OR BACKFLOW OF SEAWATER TOMORROW MORNING.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
WAGLAN ISLAND, TATE'S CAIRN AND GREEN ISLAND WERE 61, 58
AND 47 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 69,
75 AND 66 KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. PLEASE COMPLETE PRECAUTIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MAKE
SURE OBJECTS LIKELY TO BE BLOWN AWAY ARE SECURELY FASTENED
OR TAKEN INDOORS. CHECK IF ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS CAN BE
SECURELY LOCKED.
 
2. DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND RUBBISH. PEOPLE
IN LOW-LYING AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FLOODING.
 
3. CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS
SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT OVERHANGING FACILITIES AND TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES OUTDOORS ARE SECURELY FASTENED OR PLACED ON THE
GROUND, AND COMPLETE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
 
4. SMALL VESSEL OWNERS SHOULD NOW COMPLETE ALL SAFETY
ARRANGEMENTS AND RETURN TO NEARBY TYPHOON SHELTERS.
 
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 18:45 HKT ON 18.08.2020