PRESS WEATHER NO. 059 - 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 5 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM RAGASA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 500 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.4
DEGREES NORTH 109.4 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF
THE COAST OF GUANGXI AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

 

WITH RAGASA MOVING FURTHER AWAY FROM HONG KONG WHILE
WEAKENING, LOCAL WINDS ARE ALSO WEAKENING GRADUALLY.
HOWEVER, STRONG WINDS ARE STILL AFFECTING MANY PLACES OF
THE TERRITORY, WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE WINDS ON HIGH
GROUND. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE
AT LEAST UNTIL 7 A.M. THIS MORNING. DEPENDING ON THE DEGREE
OF WEAKENING OF LOCAL WINDS, THE OBSERVATORY WILL THEN
CONSIDER ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1.
 
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF RAGASA, THERE
WILL BE OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY
LOCALLY. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST AND
SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE
ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT ENGAGE IN
WATER SPORTS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
NGONG PING, CHEUNG CHAU AND TAP MUN WERE 69, 56 AND 51
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 107, 62
AND 61 KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(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 04:54 HKT ON 25.09.2025