SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 29 JULY 2017

WARNINGS:

STORM FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG
ADJACENT WATERS, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN
DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE TROPICAL STORM OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA WAS NAMED HAITANG.
 
AT 4 P.M., HAITANG WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 65
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 18.3
DEGREES NORTH, 116.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
SLOWLY AND LINGER AROUND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA AT FIRST, AND MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE VICINITY
OF TAIWAN STRAIT LATER.
 
MEANWHILE, TYPHOON NESAT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 145 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 23.4 DEGREES NORTH, 122.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SOME HAZE.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO
FORCE 11 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH SEAS LATER.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO
FORCE 7 LATER.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO FORCE 7
LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 9 IN EAST.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:47 HKT ON 29.07.2017