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 9 P.M., TYPHOON MATMO WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 380
KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.9 DEGREES NORTH
114.1 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR CROSSING THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, MATMO CONTINUED TO MOVE STEADILY
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF LEIZHOU PENINSULA AND INTENSIFIED.
LOCAL WINDS ARE STRONG OVER MANY PLACES, WITH OCCASIONAL
GALES OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT
FORECAST, MATMO WILL BE CLOSEST TO HONG KONG IN THE SMALL
HOURS AND THE MORNING TOMORROW, SKIRTING MORE THAN 300
KILOMETRES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG. THE OBSERVATORY
WILL CLOSELY MONITOR THE DISTANCE OF ITS GALE FORCE WINDS
FROM THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY AND THE CHANGE IN LOCAL WIND
CONDITIONS, AND ASSESS THE NEED FOR ISSUING HIGHER TROPICAL
CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS. 
 
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE RAINBANDS OF MATMO, THERE WILL
BE OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS AND VIOLENT
GUSTS TONIGHT AND AT FIRST TOMORROW. 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
NGONG PING, CHEUNG CHAU BEACH AND WAGLAN ISLAND WERE 85, 73
AND 66 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING
107, 98 AND 75 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. SMALL VESSELS NOT YET IN TYPHOON SHELTERS SHOULD SEEK
SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. USE HEAVY ANCHORS AND CHECK THAT ALL
DECK FITTINGS ARE FIRMLY FASTENED.
 
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 20:45 HKT ON 04.10.2025