PRESS WEATHER NO. 245 - 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 9 P.M., TROPICAL STORM WUTIP WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
370 KILOMETRES WEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 22.3 DEGREES NORTH
110.6 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT
ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE
BOUNDARY OF GUANGDONG-GUANGXI.

 

STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH WUTIP ARE AFFECTING THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY GRADUALLY. 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 SHA CHAU WERE 59, 50 AND 48
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 104, 61
AND 65 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. 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 20:45 HKT ON 14.06.2025