PRESS WEATHER NO. 126 - 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 NOON, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 520 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR
17.9 DEGREES NORTH 112.4 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

FENGSHEN GRADUALLY MOVES SOUTHWESTWARDS AND DEPARTS FROM
HONG KONG. HOWEVER, 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 ON HIGH GROUND. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL,
NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST UNTIL 6 P.M. 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 TONIGHT
AND 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 56, 51
AND 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 66,
58 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. DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND RUBBISH. PEOPLE
IN LOW-LYING AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FLOODING.
 
3. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
4. 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.
 
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 11:45 HKT ON 21.10.2025