PRESS WEATHER NO. 178 - 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 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN WAS ESTIMATED TO
BE ABOUT 550 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR
17.8 DEGREES NORTH 111.9 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 CONTINUED TO MOVE SOUTHWESTWARDS AWAY FROM HONG
KONG IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, BUT LOCAL WINDS ARE STILL
STRONG OVER MANY PLACES. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER
RAINBAND OF FENGSHEN AND THE NORTHEAST MONSOON,
TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY ARE FALLING PROGRESSIVELY.
LOCAL WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE FURTHER DOMINATED BY THE
MONSOON LATER. THE OBSERVATORY WILL CANCEL ALL TROPICAL
CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS AT 6:20 P.M. AND ISSUE THE STRONG
MONSOON SIGNAL SHORTLY. 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 49 AND 44 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 58 AND 59 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. STRONG WINDS ARE STILL BLOWING. YOU SHOULD NOT RELAX
TAKING PRECAUTIONS. BEWARE OF FALLING OBJECTS IN WINDS. DO
NOT TOUCH ELECTRIC CABLES THAT HAVE BEEN BLOWN LOOSE.
 
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 16:45 HKT ON 21.10.2025