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 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN WAS ESTIMATED TO
BE ABOUT 530 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR
17.9 DEGREES NORTH 112.2 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, FENGSHEN CONTINUED TO MOVE
SOUTHWESTWARDS. HOWEVER, UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF
FENGSHEN AND THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, WINDS WILL STILL BE
STRONG OVER THE TERRITORY TODAY. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL,
NO. 3 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST UNTIL 6 P.M. TODAY.
WITH FENGSHEN MOVING AWAY, LOCAL WEATHER WILL THEN BE
DOMINATED BY THE NORTHEAST MONSOON. THE OBSERVATORY WILL
THEN CONSIDER ISSUING THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL TO REPLACE
THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3. 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
WAGLAN ISLAND AND GREEN ISLAND WERE 53 AND 46 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 AND 58 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 13:45 HKT ON 21.10.2025