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 8 A.M., TROPICAL STORM TAPAH WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
430 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.4 DEGREES NORTH
114.5 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT FIRST
AND MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
LATER, EDGING CLOSER TO THE WESTERN COAST OF GUANGDONG AND
INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, TAPAH CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND SHOWED SIGNS OF
INTENSIFICATION. LOCALLY, STRONG WINDS HAVE PREVAILED
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FURTHER
STRENGTHEN. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN
FORCE FOR MOST OF THE TIME DURING THE DAY TODAY.
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST, TAPAH WILL FURTHER
INTENSIFY AND SKIRT AROUND 200 KILOMETRES TO THE SOUTHWEST
OF HONG KONG TOMORROW MORNING. HOWEVER, ITS CIRCULATION
WILL BE RELATIVELY SMALL. DEPENDING ON THE RATE OF
INTENSIFICATION AND ITS CLOSEST DISTANCE TO HONG KONG, THE
OBSERVATORY WILL ASSESS THE NEED TO ISSUE HIGHER TROPICAL
CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS TONIGHT.
 
LOCALLY, SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME FREQUENT WITH
SQUALLS TODAY. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY LATER. THERE WILL
STILL BE HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS TOMORROW AND IT WILL BE
WINDY AT FIRST. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND
NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS. DUE TO STORM SURGE, FLOODING
MAY OCCUR OVER PARTS OF THE LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS
TOMORROW MORNING.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
NGONG PING AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 48 AND 41 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 66 AND 71 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. 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 07:45 HKT ON 07.09.2025