PRESS WEATHER NO. 020 - 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 2 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN WAS ESTIMATED TO
BE ABOUT 420 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.5
DEGREES NORTH 113.7 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

FENGSHEN IS NOW SKIRTING OVER 400 KILOMETRES TO THE SOUTH
OF HONG KONG. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF FENGSHEN AND THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON, WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY STRONG OVER THE
TERRITORY TODAY (21 OCTOBER), OCCASIONALLY REACHING GALE
FORCE OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. UNLESS FENGSHEN
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. TODAY. 
 
THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF FENGSHEN ARE AFFECTING THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. RAIN WILL BE MORE FREQUENT AT TIMES AND THE
WEATHER WILL BE APPRECIABLY COOLER IN HONG KONG TODAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL PROGRESSIVELY TO AROUND 19 DEGREES
TONIGHT 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
NEXT COUPLE OF 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.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
TATE'S CAIRN, WAGLAN ISLAND AND GREEN ISLAND WERE 54, 48
AND 48 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 65,
55 AND 60 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. SOME LOW-LYING AREAS MAY HAVE FLOODING OR BACKFLOW OF
SEAWATER. PLEASE TAKE PRECAUTIONS, AND STAY AWAY FROM
DANGEROUS PLACES.
 
3. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
4. 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 01:45 HKT ON 21.10.2025