PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - 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 NOON, TYPHOON MATMO WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 390
KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.5 DEGREES
NORTH 110.9 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
LEIZHOU PENINSULA.

 

OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS, MATMO MOVED STEADILY TOWARDS
LEIZHOU PENINSULA AND CONTINUED TO DEPART FROM HONG KONG.
LOCAL WINDS STARTED WEAKENING SLIGHTLY. HOWEVER, LOCAL
WINDS ARE STILL STRONG OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY,
OCCASIONALLY GALE OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST, LOCAL WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN IN THE AFTERNOON. WHEN STRONG WINDS NO
LONGER POSE THREATS TO HONG KONG GENERALLY, THE OBSERVATORY
WILL ISSUE THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1.
 
THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
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
CHEUNG CHAU, TAP MUN AND SHA CHAU WERE 71, 63 AND 58
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 85, 73 AND
78 KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. STRONG WINDS ARE STILL BLOWING. YOU SHOULD NOT RELAX
TAKING PRECAUTIONS. BEWARE OF FALLING OBJECTS IN WINDS. DO
NOT TOUCH ELECTRIC CABLES THAT HAVE BEEN BLOWN LOOSE.
 
2. IT IS NOT YET SAFE FOR SMALL VESSELS TO LEAVE TYPHOON
SHELTERS.
 
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. 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 11:49 HKT ON 05.10.2025