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 7 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN WAS ESTIMATED TO
BE ABOUT 470 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR
18.2 DEGREES NORTH 112.9 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.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, FENGSHEN SKIRTED OVER 400 KILOMETRES
TO THE SOUTH OF HONG KONG. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF
FENGSHEN AND THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE GENERALLY STRONG OVER THE TERRITORY TODAY, 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, GREEN ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 59, 51 AND
44 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 69, 67
AND 57 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. 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. 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 06:45 HKT ON 21.10.2025