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 NOON, TROPICAL STORM CHABA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 410
KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 23.8 DEGREES
NORTH 110.5 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT
ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS INLAND GUANGXI AND
WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

 

IN THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS, LOCAL WINDS ARE MODERATING
SLIGHTLY. DEPENDING ON THE DEGREE OF WEAKENING OF LOCAL
WINDS, THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STANDBY
SIGNAL, NO. 1 OR CANCELLING ALL THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
WARNING SIGNALS BETWEEN 2 AND 6 P.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
GREEN ISLAND, SHA CHAU AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 59, 56 AND 51
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 82, 82 AND 71
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 11:45 HKT ON 03.07.2022