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 7 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CHABA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 340 KILOMETRES WEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.7 DEGREES
NORTH 110.9 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS INLAND OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG.

 

CHABA CONTINUES TO MOVE INLAND AND WEAKENS GRADUALLY. AS
CHABA DEPARTS GRADUALLY FROM HONG KONG, LOCAL WINDS ARE
MODERATING. HOWEVER, STRONG WINDS ARE STILL PREVAILING OVER
THE TERRITORY, OCCASIONALLY REACHING GALE FORCE OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL
REMAIN IN FORCE BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. 
 
THE OUTER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH CHABA WILL STILL
OCCASIONALLY BRING SQUALLY SHOWERS TO HONG KONG. SEAS
REMAIN 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
CHEUNG CHAU, WAGLAN ISLAND AND TAP MUN WERE 61, 58 AND 57
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 77, 68 AND 66
KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. STRONG WINDS ARE STILL BLOWING. YOU SHOULD NOT RELAX
TAKING PRECAUTIONS. BEWARE OF FALLING OBJECTS IN WINDS. DO
NOT TOUCH ELECTRIC CABLES THAT HAVE BEEN BLOWN LOOSE.
 
2. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
3. 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 18:45 HKT ON 02.07.2022