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 DEPRESSION MITAG WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES NORTH OF HONG KONG (NEAR 23.4 DEGREES
NORTH 114.0 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, MITAG SKIRTED 100 KILOMETRES NORTH
OF HONG KONG. IT IS NOW DEPARTING GRADUALLY. THE
OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 OR CANCEL
ALL TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS.
 
THE RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH MITAG ARE BRINGING SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. LOCALLY,
AROUND 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY
PLACES IN THE PAST FEW HOURS. RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE
HONG KONG ISLAND EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES. 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
CHEUNG CHAU WAS 41 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUST
EXCEEDING 58 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. STRONG WINDS ARE STILL BLOWING. YOU SHOULD NOT RELAX
TAKING PRECAUTIONS. BEWARE OF FALLING OBJECTS IN WINDS. DO
NOT TOUCH ELECTRIC CABLES THAT HAVE BEEN BLOWN LOOSE.
 
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. IT IS NOT YET SAFE FOR SMALL VESSELS TO LEAVE TYPHOON
SHELTERS.
 
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 07:45 HKT ON 20.09.2025