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.
 
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CHABA HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM.
 
AT 3 A.M., CHABA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 370 KILOMETRES
WEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 22.5 DEGREES NORTH 110.6 DEGREES
EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16
KILOMETRES PER HOUR INLAND GUANGXI AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, CHABA CONTINUED TO MOVE INLAND AND
WEAKEN. HOWEVER, THE OUTER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED CHABA ARE
STILL AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCAL WINDS ARE
GENERALLY STRONG WITH OCCASIONAL GALES OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH
GROUND. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE
BEFORE 8 A.M. 
 
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
WAGLAN ISLAND, LAU FAU SHAN AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 57, 49 AND
48 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 71, 73 AND 70
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 02:50 HKT ON 03.07.2022