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 WAS ISSUED AT 3:40 P.M.
 
THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 41 TO 62
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED.
 
AT 4 P.M., SUPER TYPHOON YINXING WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
370 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HONG KONG (NEAR 19.0 DEGREES NORTH
114.0 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

IN THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS, YINXING MAINTAINED ITS SUPER
TYPHOON INTENSITY AND GRADUALLY EDGED CLOSER TO THE COAST
OF SOUTHERN CHINA. YINXING HAS A COMPACT CIRCULATION.
HOWEVER, UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF YINXING AND THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON, WINDS GENERALLY OVER THE TERRITORY ARE
EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY, WITH WINDS ON HIGH GROUND
OCCASIONALLY REACHING GALE FORCE. THERE WILL ALSO BE A FEW
SQUALLY SHOWERS. 
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, YINXING WILL SKIRT
MORE THAN ABOUT 300 KILOMETRES TO THE SOUTH OF THE
TERRITORY TONIGHT TO TOMORROW MORNING. UNLESS YINXING
ADOPTS A MORE NORTHERLY TRACK CLOSER TO THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY, THE CHANCE OF ISSUING HIGHER TROPICAL CYCLONE
WARNING SIGNALS WILL BE RATHER LOW. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL,
NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST UNTIL 10 A.M. TOMORROW. 
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST, YINXING WILL GRADUALLY
TURN SOUTHWESTWARDS AWAY FROM THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TOMORROW. DEPENDING ON THE DEGREE OF WEAKENING OF LOCAL
WINDS, THE OBSERVATORY WILL THEN CONSIDER ISSUING THE
STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1. 
 
SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE, NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER
SPORTS, AND TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
NGONG PING AND GREEN ISLAND WERE 46 AND 45 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 AND 59 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. DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND RUBBISH.
 
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. SMALL VESSELS NOT YET IN TYPHOON SHELTERS SHOULD SEEK
SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. USE HEAVY ANCHORS AND CHECK THAT ALL
DECK FITTINGS ARE FIRMLY FASTENED.
 
7. 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 15:48 HKT ON 09.11.2024