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 17 SEPTEMBER
2018

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 7 P.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION MANGKHUT WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 24.2 DEGREES NORTH, 106.7 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE INLAND AREA OF SOUTHERN
CHINA AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH SEAS AT FIRST.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH SEAS AT FIRST.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH SEAS AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 17.09.2018