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 10 A.M., TYPHOON SAUDEL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 510
KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HONG KONG (NEAR 17.8 DEGREES NORTH
115.1 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT
10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA AND TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND AND THE
CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM.

 

GALES ARE AFFECTING THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA. HOWEVER, LOCAL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY AND THE WIND STRENGTH WILL NOT CHANGE
SIGNIFICANTLY AT FIRST. ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST
TRACK, SAUDEL WILL BE CLOSEST TO HONG KONG THIS EVENING,
SKIRTING ABOUT 500 KILOMETRES TO THE SOUTH OF THE
TERRITORY. LOCAL WINDS WILL CHANGE TO EASTERLY BY THEN AND
STRENGTHEN FURTHER. 
 
UNLESS SAUDEL ADOPTS A TRACK CLOSER TO HONG KONG OR
INTENSIFIES SIGNIFICANTLY, THE CHANCE OF ISSUING HIGHER
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS TODAY WILL BE RELATIVELY
LOW.  
 
THERE WILL BE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY TODAY IN HONG
KONG. HOWEVER, SEAS ARE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT
TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
TATE'S CAIRN, GREEN ISLAND AND NGONG PING WERE 53, 51 AND
45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 68, 66 AND 58
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. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
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 09:45 HKT ON 23.10.2020