PRESS WEATHER NO. 150 - 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 2 P.M., TYPHOON NOUL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 290
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.4 DEGREES
NORTH 116.8 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
THE COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, NOUL MOVED STEADILY ACROSS THE
NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND INTENSIFIED
SLIGHTLY. WITH ITS STRONG WINDS AND OUTER RAINBANDS
GRADUALLY AFFECTING THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG, LOCAL
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN PROGRESSIVELY. THERE WILL BE MORE
SQUALLY SHOWERS. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC SHOULD COMPLETE ALL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE, STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT
ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, NOUL WILL MAKE
LANDFALL OVER THE VICINITY OF HUIZHOU TO SHANWEI TOMORROW
(26 JULY) MORNING, SKIRTING AROUND 100 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST
OF HONG KONG. WINDS OVER PARTS OF HONG KONG ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH GALE FORCE. DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE
LANDFALL LOCATION OF NOUL AND HONG KONG, THE SIZE OF ITS
GALE WINDS, AND LOCAL WIND CONDITIONS, THE OBSERVATORY WILL
ASSESS THE NEED FOR ISSUING HIGHER TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
SIGNALS BETWEEN 9 P.M. TONIGHT AND MIDNIGHT.
 
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE RAINBANDS OF NOUL, THERE WILL BE
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW.
RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNALS OR LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY
MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED BY THEN. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD
PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION
ISSUED BY THE OBSERVATORY.

 

(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. SMALL VESSEL OWNERS SHOULD NOW COMPLETE ALL SAFETY
ARRANGEMENTS AND RETURN TO NEARBY TYPHOON SHELTERS.
 
6. SMALL VESSELS NOT YET IN TYPHOON SHELTERS SHOULD SEEK
SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. USE HEAVY ANCHORS AND CHECK THAT ALL
DECK FITTINGS ARE FIRMLY FASTENED.
 
7. 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 25.07.2026