PRESS WEATHER NO. 184 - TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 3) (CORRECTION)

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TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 3)


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 182

 

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 3 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MITAG WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 22.7
DEGREES NORTH 115.3 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.

 

MITAG HAS MADE LANDFALL NEAR SHANWEI THIS AFTERNOON.
 
LOCALLY, STRONG WINDS ARE PREVAILING OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH
GROUND. WINDS WILL GENERALLY STRENGTHEN. THE STRONG WIND
SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE DURING THE DAY TODAY.
THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF MITAG ARE GRADUALLY EDGING CLOSER TO
THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY AND WILL BRING A FEW SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO HONG KONG. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVIER AT TIMES LATER. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PLEASE BE
AWARE OF THE CHANGE IN WEATHER.
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST, MITAG WILL TURN TO A
WESTERLY TRACK TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON. IT WILL EDGE CLOSER TO
THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY BUT WEAKEN
GRADUALLY, SKIRTING AROUND 100 KILOMETRES TO THE NORTH OF
HONG KONG. DEPENDING ON THE RATE OF WEAKENING OF MITAG AT
THAT TIME, THE DISTANCE OF ITS GALE WINDS FROM HONG KONG
AND THE CHANGE IN LOCAL WIND CONDITIONS, THE OBSERVATORY
WILL ASSESS THE NEED OF ISSUING HIGHER TROPICAL CYCLONE
WARNING SIGNALS TONIGHT.
 
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.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
GREEN ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 44 AND 42 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 59 AND 54 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 VESSELS NOT YET IN TYPHOON SHELTERS SHOULD SEEK
SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. USE HEAVY ANCHORS AND CHECK THAT ALL
DECK FITTINGS ARE FIRMLY FASTENED.
 
6. 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 15:31 HKT ON 19.09.2025