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., TYPHOON NESAT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 430
KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.4 DEGREES NORTH
113.9 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST
AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IS STRENGTHENING
GRADUALLY. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON AND NESAT, LOCAL WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY
STRONG, OCCASIONALLY REACHING GALE FORCE ON HIGH GROUND.
THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE BEFORE
NOON TODAY. NESAT IS FORECAST TO DEPART GRADUALLY FROM HONG
KONG. LOCAL WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN
SIGNIFICANTLY. THE CHANCE OF ISSUING THE NO. 8 GALE OR
STORM SIGNAL IS RELATIVELY LOW. 
 
THE OUTER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH NESAT ARE BRINGING
SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION DURING
THE DAY WILL FALL APPRECIABLY. 
 
SEAS WILL BE 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
TATE'S CAIRN, NGONG PING AND SHA CHAU WERE 75, 60 AND 50
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 90, 77 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. SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS. YOU ARE ADVISED TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND LOW-LYING AREAS, AND NOT
TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.
 
3. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
4. CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS
SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT OVERHANGING FACILITIES AND TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES OUTDOORS ARE SECURELY FASTENED OR PLACED ON THE
GROUND, AND COMPLETE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
 
5. SMALL VESSEL OWNERS SHOULD NOW COMPLETE ALL SAFETY
ARRANGEMENTS AND RETURN TO NEARBY TYPHOON SHELTERS.
 
6. 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 18.10.2022