PRESS WEATHER NO. 159 - 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 2 P.M., TYPHOON SAUDEL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 500
KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HONG KONG (NEAR 17.8 DEGREES NORTH
114.7 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.

 

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY GALES ARE PREVAILING OVER THE
NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. ACCORDING TO THE
PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, SAUDEL WILL MAINTAIN A DISTANCE OF
ABOUT 500 KILOMETRES FROM HONG KONG THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL
WIND STRENGTH WILL NOT CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY. 
 
LOCAL WINDS WILL CHANGE TO EASTERLY AND STRENGTHEN FURTHER
AFTER DUSK.  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 BRIGHT PERIODS THIS AFTERNOON 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 WERE 52 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS
58 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.

 

(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 13:45 HKT ON 23.10.2020