PRESS WEATHER NO. 020 - 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., TROPICAL STORM WUTIP WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
300 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 22.9
DEGREES NORTH 111.3 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. 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 WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARDS, SKIRTING AROUND
300 KILOMETRES TO THE NORTHWEST OF HONG KONG THIS MORNING.
THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST
UNTIL NOON TODAY. 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 THIS
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, CHEUNG CHAU AND WAGLAN ISLAND WERE 69, 55 AND
50 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 99, 71
AND 58 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 01:46 HKT ON 15.06.2025