PRESS WEATHER NO. 271 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 P.M. ON 16 SEPTEMBER
2018

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 7 P.M., SEVERE TYPHOON MANGKHUT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 155 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED NEAR 22.0 DEGREES NORTH, 112.3 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR INTO THE INLAND AREA OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHEAST FORCE 11 TO 12, FORCE 9 TO 10 OVERNIGHT.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 11 TO 12, FORCE 9 TO 10 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 11 TO 12, FORCE 9 TO 10 OVERNIGHT.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 11 TO 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. FREQUENT
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 10 WITH GUSTS TO FORCE 11 
                   VISIBILITY 3200 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 11

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 2800 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN SHOWERS

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:31 HKT ON 16.09.2018