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 WAS ISSUED AT 5:20 P.M.
 
THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 41 TO 62
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED.
 
AT 5 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN WAS ESTIMATED TO
BE ABOUT 430 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR
18.5 DEGREES NORTH 115.0 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, FENGSHEN STRENGTHENED AND CONTINUED
TO EDGE CLOSER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. ITS OUTER
RAINBANDS AFFECTED THE REGION GRADUALLY. UNDER THE COMBINED
EFFECT OF FENGSHEN AND THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, WINDS WILL BE
GENERALLY STRONG OVER THE TERRITORY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW,
OCCASSIONALLY REACHING GALE FORCE OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH
GROUND. ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST, FENGSHEN WILL BE
CLOSEST TO HONG KONG TONIGHT TO TOMORROW MORNING, SKIRTING
AT AROUND 400 KILOMETRES OR MORE TO THE SOUTH OF THE
TERRITORY. UNLESS FENGSHEN ADOPTS A TRACK CLOSER TO THE
PEARL RIVER ESTUARY OR INTENSIFIES SIGNIFICANTLY, THE
CHANCE OF ISSUING HIGHER TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS
IS RELATIVELY LOW, AND THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 WILL
REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST UNTIL 6 P.M. TOMORROW (21 OCTOBER).
 
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF FENGSHEN'S OUTER RAINBANDS, RAIN
WILL BE FREQUENT AT TIMES AND THE WEATHER WILL BE
APPRECIABLY COOLER IN HONG KONG TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL
FALL APPRECIABLY TO AROUND 19 DEGREES TOMORROW NIGHT IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. 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.
 
UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF SPRING TIDE, THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON AND FENGSHEN, WATER LEVELS OVER LOCAL COASTAL AREAS
WILL BE GENERALLY 0.5 TO 1 METRE HIGHER THAN NORMAL IN THE
COMING FEW DAYS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR OVER SOME LOW-LYING
COASTAL AREAS DURING THE HIGH TIDES AT NIGHT. THE WATER
LEVEL OVER VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL RISE TO AROUND 3 METRES
ABOVE CHART DATUM.

 

(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. SOME LOW-LYING AREAS MAY HAVE FLOODING OR BACKFLOW OF
SEAWATER. PLEASE TAKE PRECAUTIONS, AND STAY AWAY FROM
DANGEROUS PLACES.
 
4. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
5. 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.
 
6. SMALL VESSEL OWNERS SHOULD NOW COMPLETE ALL SAFETY
ARRANGEMENTS AND RETURN TO NEARBY TYPHOON SHELTERS.
 
7. SMALL VESSELS NOT YET IN TYPHOON SHELTERS SHOULD SEEK
SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. USE HEAVY ANCHORS AND CHECK THAT ALL
DECK FITTINGS ARE FIRMLY FASTENED.
 
8. 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 17:23 HKT ON 20.10.2025