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 P.M., TYPHOON MATMO WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 410
KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.8 DEGREES
NORTH 110.6 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
LEIZHOU PENINSULA.

 

MATMO WILL SOON MAKE LANDFALL OVER LEIZHOU PENINSULA AND
CONTINUE TO DEPART FROM HONG KONG. LOCAL WINDS STARTED
WEAKENING. HOWEVER, LOCAL WINDS ARE STILL STRONG OVER PARTS
OF THE TERRITORY IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON, OCCASIONALLY GALE
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST, LOCAL WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN. 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
NGONG PING, CHEUNG CHAU AND TAP MUN WERE 74, 59 AND 55
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 111, 69
AND 64 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 13:45 HKT ON 05.10.2025