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 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KOMPASU WAS ESTIMATED TO
BE ABOUT 700 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.8
DEGREES NORTH 119.7 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

WITH THE COMBINED EFFECT OF KOMPASU AND THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON, STRONG WINDS PREVAIL OVER SOUTHERN CHINA. THERE
ARE OCCASIONAL GALES OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THE
STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE THIS
MORNING. 
 
AS KOMPASU MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA AND INTENSIFIES GRADUALLY, ITS OUTER RAINBANDS
WILL BRING SQUALLY SHOWERS TO HONG KONG LATER TODAY AND
LOCAL WINDS WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN. ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT
FORECAST TRACK, KOMPASU WILL SKIRT AROUND 400 KILOMETRES TO
THE SOUTH OF THE TERRITORY EARLY TOMORROW. WINDS MAY REACH
GALE FORCE OVER SOME AREAS IN THE TERRITORY AND THERE MAY
BE WIDESPREAD RAINSTORMS WITH SQUALLS. 
 
STORM SURGE INDUCED BY KOMPASU AND HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO
FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD
TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST STRONG WINDS AND FLOODING.
BESIDES, SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT ENGAGE
IN WATER SPORTS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
TATE'S CAIRN, WAGLAN ISLAND AND GREEN ISLAND WERE 69, 54
AND 53 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 81, 66 AND 65
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. 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 04:45 HKT ON 12.10.2021