PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - 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 4 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MATMO WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 440 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR
18.4 DEGREES NORTH 115.1 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, MATMO CONTINUED TO MOVE STEADILY
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF LEIZHOU PENINSULA. WITH MATMO
EDGING CLOSER, LOCAL WINDS WERE STRONG OVER MANY PLACES,
WITH OCCASIONAL GALES OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THE
STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST
UNTIL 10 P.M. TONIGHT. THE OBSERVATORY WILL THEN ASSESS THE
NEED FOR ISSUANCE OF HIGHER TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
SIGNALS DEPENDING ON MATMO'S INTENSITY, THE DISTANCE OF ITS
GALE WINDS FROM THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY AND THE CHANGE IN
LOCAL WIND CONDITIONS.
 
LOCALLY, THERE ARE OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. 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
WAGLAN ISLAND, CHEUNG CHAU BEACH AND NGONG PING WERE 71, 71
AND 61 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 87,
87 AND 82 KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(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. CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS
SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT OVERHANGING FACILITIES AND TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES OUTDOORS ARE SECURELY FASTENED OR PLACED ON THE
GROUND, AND COMPLETE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
 
5. SMALL VESSEL OWNERS SHOULD NOW COMPLETE ALL SAFETY
ARRANGEMENTS AND RETURN TO NEARBY TYPHOON SHELTERS.
 
6. SMALL VESSELS NOT YET IN TYPHOON SHELTERS SHOULD SEEK
SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. USE HEAVY ANCHORS AND CHECK THAT ALL
DECK FITTINGS ARE FIRMLY FASTENED.
 
7. 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 15:45 HKT ON 04.10.2025