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 A.M., TROPICAL STORM CHABA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
380 KILOMETRES WEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 22.9 DEGREES NORTH
110.5 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER HOUR INLAND GUANGXI AND WEAKEN
GRADUALLY.

 

ALTHOUGH CHABA HAS MOVED INLAND AND WEAKENED GRADUALLY, ITS
ASSOCIATED STRONG WINDS ARE STILL AFFECTING THE VICINITY OF
THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. LOCAL WINDS ARE GENERALLY STRONG
WITH OCCASIONAL GALES OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THE
STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE BEFORE NOON.
THE NEED TO ISSUE A LOWER TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNAL
THEREAFTER DEPENDS ON THE DEGREE OF WEAKENING OF LOCAL
WINDS BY THEN.  
 
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, CHEK LAP KOK AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 53, 51 AND
49 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 70, 79 AND 64
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 06:45 HKT ON 03.07.2022