PRESS WEATHER NO. 260 - 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 11 P.M., TYPHOON MATMO WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 350
KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HONG KONG (NEAR 19.2 DEGREES NORTH
113.6 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. 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 OF SUNDAY (5 OCTOBER), SKIRTING MORE THAN 300
KILOMETRES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE TERRITORY. UNLESS ITS
GALE FORCE WINDS GET CLOSER TO THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY, THE
CHANCE OF SUSTAINED GALE FORCE WINDS GENERALLY OVER HONG
KONG IS RELATIVELY LOW. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL
REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST UNTIL NOON ON SUNDAY.
 
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE RAINBANDS OF MATMO, THERE WILL
BE OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS AND VIOLENT
GUSTS AT FIRST ON SUNDAY. 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
CHEUNG CHAU BEACH, WAGLAN ISLAND AND TATE'S CAIRN WERE 68,
67 AND 63 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING
90, 80 AND 86 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 22:45 HKT ON 04.10.2025