SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 27 AUGUST 2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHEASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AT NOON, TROPICAL DEPRESSION PODUL WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 14.6 DEGREES NORTH, 125.7 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS LUZON.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5
LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6
LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 4
TO 5 LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. SCATTERED
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 36 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 27.08.2019