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 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM HIGOS WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR
21.1 DEGREES NORTH 114.7 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 150 KILOMETRES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG EARLY
TOMORROW MORNING.  AS HIGOS TRACKS CLOSER AND ALSO
INTENSIFIES, LOCAL WINDS MAY STRENGTHEN FURTHER. THE
OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE GALE OR STORM SIGNAL, NO. 8 AT
OR BEFORE 10:40 P.M. TODAY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE
REMINDED TO NOTE THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION BEFORE
DEPARTING TOMORROW MORNING. 
 
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, CHEUNG CHAU BEACH AND GREEN ISLAND WERE 71,
54 AND 51 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING
83, 75 AND 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

WINDS AT WAGLAN ISLAND WERE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE
GENERAL WIND CONDITION OVER THE TERRITORY, REACHING GALE
FORCE. IN THE PAST HOUR, WINDS OF ABOUT 71KM/H WERE
RECORDED. PEOPLE IN THAT AREA SHOULD EXERCISE GREAT CARE IF
THEY ARE OUT IN THE OPEN.

 

(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. 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. 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 20:45 HKT ON 18.08.2020