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 2 A.M., TYPHOON MATMO WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 330
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 19.6 DEGREES
NORTH 112.8 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 TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF LEIZHOU PENINSULA.

 

MATMO WILL BE CLOSEST TO HONG KONG IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS,
SKIRTING MORE THAN 300 KILOMETRES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE
TERRITORY. LOCAL WINDS ARE GENERALLY STRONG, WITH
OCCASIONAL GALES OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. UNLESS THE
GALE FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH MATMO 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 TODAY (5 OCTOBER).
 
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE RAINBANDS OF MATMO, THERE WILL
BE OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS AND VIOLENT
GUSTS AT FIRST TODAY. 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
TATE'S CAIRN, CHEUNG CHAU BEACH AND WAGLAN ISLAND WERE 76,
75 AND 69 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING
98, 100 AND 80 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 01:46 HKT ON 05.10.2025