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 8 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN WAS ESTIMATED TO
BE ABOUT 490 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR
18.1 DEGREES NORTH 112.8 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, FENGSHEN SKIRTED AT 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, OCCASIONALLY
REACHING GALE FORCE ON HIGH GROUND. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL,
NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST UNTIL 6 P.M. TODAY.
FENGSHEN WILL MOVE SOUTHWESTWARDS GRADUALLY AND DEPART FROM
HONG KONG TODAY. WHEN THE LOCAL WEATHER IS DOMINATED BY THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING
THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL TO REPLACE THE STRONG WIND
SIGNAL, NO. 3.
 
THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF FENGSHEN WILL AFFECT THE VICINITY OF
THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.
THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO 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 57, 53
AND 51 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 68,
58 AND 62 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 07:47 HKT ON 21.10.2025