PRESS WEATHER NO. 260 - 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 MITAG WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
120 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 23.1 DEGREES
NORTH 114.9 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.

 

MITAG IS EXPECTED TO EDGE CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW MORNING AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY, SKIRTING AROUND 100
KILOMETRES TO THE NORTH OF HONG KONG. UNLESS MITAG ADOPTS A
TRACK CLOSER TO OUR TERRITORY AND MAINTAINS A HIGHER
INTENSITY, THE CHANCE OF ISSUING HIGHER TROPICAL CYCLONE
WARNING SIGNALS IS RELATIVELY LOW. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL,
NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST UNTIL 9 A.M. TOMORROW
MORNING.
 
STRONG WINDS ARE PREVAILING GENERALLY OVER HONG KONG. THE
OUTER RAINBANDS OF MITAG ARE BRINGING SQUALLY SHOWERS TO
THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE CHANGE IN WEATHER.
 
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
TATE'S CAIRN WAS 50 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUST
EXCEEDING 67 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.

 

(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. 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 20:46 HKT ON 19.09.2025