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 5 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 120
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.3 DEGREES
NORTH 113.9 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST
SLOWLY, ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG.

 

ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WILL BE CLOSEST TO HONG KONG OVERNIGHT TONIGHT,
SKIRTING AT ABOUT 100 KILOMETRES TO THE SOUTH OF THE
TERRITORY. UNLESS THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION INTENSIFIES
SIGNIFICANTLY AND MOVES EVEN CLOSER TO HONG KONG, THE
CHANCE OF GALES GENERALLY OVER THE TERRITORY IS EXPECTED TO
BE RELATIVELY LOW. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL
REMAIN IN FORCE TONIGHT AND FOR SOME TIME TOMORROW MORNING. 
 
THE RAINBANDS OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS TO HONG KONG TODAY AND IN THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. THERE WILL ALSO BE SWELLS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
NGONG PING AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 58 AND 47 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 74 AND 55 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. 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.
 
4. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
5. 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.
 
6. SMALL VESSEL OWNERS SHOULD NOW COMPLETE ALL SAFETY
ARRANGEMENTS AND RETURN TO NEARBY TYPHOON SHELTERS.
 
7. 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 16:45 HKT ON 03.08.2021