PRESS WEATHER NO. 024 - 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 2 A.M., SUPER TYPHOON YINXING WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
360 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 19.1
DEGREES NORTH 113.4 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, THEN TURNING TO MOVE SOUTHWESTWARDS.

 

YINXING IS NOW SKIRTING MORE THAN 300 KILOMETRES TO THE
SOUTH OF THE TERRITORY SLOWLY. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF
YINXING AND THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, WINDS ARE STRONG OVER
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY WITH OCCASIONAL GALES OFFSHORE AND
ON HIGH GROUND. THERE ARE ALSO 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.
TODAY.
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST, YINXING WILL GRADUALLY
TURN SOUTHWESTWARDS AWAY FROM THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.
DEPENDING ON THE DEGREE OF WEAKENING OF LOCAL WINDS, THE
OBSERVATORY WILL THEN CONSIDER ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL,
NO. 1. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
NGONG PING, GREEN ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 77, 66 AND 42
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 102, 77
AND 55 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. SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS. YOU ARE ADVISED TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER
SPORTS.
 
4. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
5. SMALL VESSELS NOT YET IN TYPHOON SHELTERS SHOULD SEEK
SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. USE HEAVY ANCHORS AND CHECK THAT ALL
DECK FITTINGS ARE FIRMLY FASTENED.
 
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 01:46 HKT ON 10.11.2024