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 WAS ISSUED AT 8:20 P.M.
 
THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 41 TO 62
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED.
 
AT 8 P.M., SEVERE TYPHOON RAGASA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
300 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.6
DEGREES NORTH 111.4 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR SKIRTING THE COAST OF
WESTERN GUANGDONG AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

 

WITH RAGASA MOVING FURTHER AWAY FROM HONG KONG AND
WEAKENING, LOCAL WINDS ARE ALSO WEAKENING GRADUALLY.
HOWEVER, STRONG WINDS ARE STILL PREVAILING OVER MANY
PLACES, WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE WINDS IN OFFSHORE AREAS
AND ON HIGH GROUND. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL
REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST UNTIL 7 A.M. TOMORROW MORNING.
 
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF RAGASA, THERE
WILL BE OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY
AND TOMORROW LOCALLY. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT FIRST. SEAS
WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE
ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT ENGAGE IN
WATER SPORTS.

 

(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. TROPICAL CYCLONE BROUGHT DIFFERENT DEGREES OF DAMAGES TO
HONG KONG. THERE MAY BE HIDDEN DANGER. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ASSURANCE OF PERSONAL
SAFETY.
 
3. IT IS NOT YET SAFE FOR SMALL VESSELS TO LEAVE TYPHOON
SHELTERS.
 
4. FLIGHTS AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MAY BE
AFFECTED BY THE WEATHER. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR AIRLINE FOR
THE LATEST FLIGHT INFORMATION BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE
AIRPORT.
 
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 20:23 HKT ON 24.09.2025