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.
 
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM WUTIP HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM.
 
AT 5 P.M., WUTIP WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 420 KILOMETRES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.5 DEGREES NORTH 110.2
DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 28
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE BOUNDARY OF
GUANGDONG-GUANGXI.

 

WUTIP WEAKENED IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, BUT ITS ASSOCIATED
STRONG WINDS ALSO AFFECTED THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY GRADUALLY AS WUTIP MOVED NORTHEASTWARDS. LOCALLY,
STRONG WINDS ARE PREVAILING OVER MANY PLACES, OCCASIONALLY
REACHING GALE FORCE ON HIGH GROUND IN THE WESTERN PART OF
THE TERRITORY. THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF WUTIP ARE ALSO
BRINGING SQUALLY SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.
 
WUTIP IS EXPECTED TO SKIRT AROUND 300 KILOMETRES TO THE
NORTHWEST OF HONG KONG TOMORROW MORNING. THE STRONG WIND
SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST UNTIL NOON
TOMORROW. UNLESS WUTIP MAINTAINS A HIGHER INTENSITY OVER
INLAND AREAS OF GUANGDONG AND ADOPTS A TRACK CLOSER TO THE
PEARL RIVER ESTUARY, THE CHANCE OF ISSUING THE SIGNAL NO. 8
IS RATHER LOW. ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST, WITH
WUTIP MOVING AWAY FROM HONG KONG AND WEAKENING GRADUALLY,
LOCAL WINDS WILL MODERATE PROGRESSIVELY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. 
 
ALTHOUGH WUTIP WILL DISSIPATE GRADUALLY ON MONDAY AND
TUESDAY, AN ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL BRING HEAVY
SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
SHOULD STAY ON THE ALERT. 
 
SEAS ARE 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
NGONG PING, GREEN ISLAND AND WAGLAN ISLAND WERE 66, 58 AND
51 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 107, 81
AND 61 KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. PLEASE TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW. 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 NOW BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND RUBBISH.
PEOPLE IN LOW-LYING AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST
FLOODING.
 
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 16:45 HKT ON 14.06.2025