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 10 A.M., TYPHOON MATMO WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 370
KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.3 DEGREES NORTH
111.3 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS LEIZHOU PENINSULA.

 

OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS, MATMO SKIRTED MORE THAN 300
KILOMETRES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG AND DEPARTED
GRADUALLY. HOWEVER, UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER
RAINBANDS OF MATMO, LOCAL WINDS ARE STILL STRONG AT FIRST,
OCCASIONALLY UP TO GALES OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THERE
WILL BE OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS, AND
INTENSE GUSTS.
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST, LOCAL WINDS WILL WEAKEN
GRADUALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WHEN STRONG WINDS NO LONGER
POSE THREATS TO HONG KONG GENERALLY, THE OBSERVATORY WILL
CONSIDER ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1.
 
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, TAP MUN AND GREEN ISLAND WERE 79, 63 AND 59
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 107, 74
AND 85 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 VESSELS NOT YET IN TYPHOON SHELTERS SHOULD SEEK
SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. USE HEAVY ANCHORS AND CHECK THAT ALL
DECK FITTINGS ARE FIRMLY FASTENED.
 
6. 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 09:51 HKT ON 05.10.2025