PRESS WEATHER NO. 104 - 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 8 A.M., TROPICAL STORM RAGASA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
540 KILOMETRES WEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.5 DEGREES NORTH
109.0 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. WHEN
THE THREAT POSED TO HONG KONG BY RAGASA IS FURTHER REDUCED,
THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL,
NO. 1 DEPENDING ON THE DEGREE OF WEAKENING OF LOCAL WINDS.
 
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, TAP MUN AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 60, 52 AND 49
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 98, 62 AND
53 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 07:45 HKT ON 25.09.2025