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 28 AUGUST 2019

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 7 P.M., TROPICAL STORM PODUL WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 16.8 DEGREES NORTH, 114.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF
HAINAN ISLAND.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7, UP TO
FORCE 10 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH SEAS LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST 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 EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 5

XISHA              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 3300 METRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 28.08.2019