PRESS WEATHER NO. 178 - TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 3)

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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 P.M., SUPER TYPHOON YINXING WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
360 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HONG KONG (NEAR 19.1 DEGREES NORTH
113.8 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST
SLOWLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, YINXING WILL SKIRT
MORE THAN ABOUT 300 KILOMETRES TO THE SOUTH OF THE
TERRITORY TONIGHT TO TOMORROW MORNING. 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. 
 
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 ENGAGE IN WATER
SPORTS, AND TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
WAGLAN ISLAND, NGONG PING AND GREEN ISLAND WERE 51, 47 AND
42 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 57, 61
AND 53 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. SMALL VESSELS NOT YET IN TYPHOON SHELTERS SHOULD SEEK
SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. USE HEAVY ANCHORS AND CHECK THAT ALL
DECK FITTINGS ARE FIRMLY FASTENED.
 
5. 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 18:45 HKT ON 09.11.2024