PRESS WEATHER NO. 048 - 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 5 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN WAS ESTIMATED TO
BE ABOUT 450 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR
18.4 DEGREES NORTH 113.1 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST 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. 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 LOCALLY
TODAY AND THE WEATHER WILL BE APPRECIABLY COOLER. 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 62, 54
AND 52 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 72,
62 AND 61 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. 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. 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 04:45 HKT ON 21.10.2025