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 CEMPAKA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 200
KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.4 DEGREES
NORTH 112.5 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY, GRADUALLY EDGING CLOSER TO THE
COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

 

CEMPAKA IS HOVERING OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG, WITH NO MAJOR CHANGE IN DISTANCE FROM HONG KONG.
WHEN CEMPAKA SHOWS CLEAR SIGN OF DEPARTURE FROM THE
TERRITORY OR WEAKENS UPON MAKING LANDFALL, THE OBSERVATORY
WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 TO REPLACE
THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 THIS AFTERNOON. 
 
THE RAIN BANDS OF CEMPAKA WILL BRING OCCASIONAL HEAVY
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS TO THE TERRITORY TODAY.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
TAI MEI TUK WERE 43 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS
53 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND RUBBISH. PEOPLE
IN LOW-LYING AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FLOODING.
 
2. SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS. YOU ARE ADVISED TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND LOW-LYING AREAS, AND NOT
TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.
 
3. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
4. 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.
 
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 20.07.2021