PRESS WEATHER NO. 068 - 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 A.M., TROPICAL STORM WUTIP WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
290 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 24.3 DEGREES
NORTH 112.4 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST
AT ABOUT 38 KILOMETRES PER HOUR CROSSING INLAND GUANGDONG.

 

WUTIP WEAKENED SLIGHTLY THIS MORNING BUT ITS ASSOCIATED
STRONG WINDS ARE STILL AFFECTING THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY. LOCALLY, STRONG WINDS ARE PREVAILING OVER
MANY PLACES, OCCASIONALLY REACHING GALE FORCE ON HIGH
GROUND. THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF WUTIP ARE ALSO BRINGING
SQUALLY SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.
 
WUTIP WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARDS CROSSING INLAND
GUANGDONG THIS MORNING, MAINTAINING A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 300
KILOMETRES FROM HONG KONG. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3
WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST UNTIL NOON TODAY. 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, WAGLAN ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 77, 50 AND
47 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 101, 61
AND 59 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 06:45 HKT ON 15.06.2025