SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 0:50 A.M. ON 19 AUGUST 2020

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM HIGOS HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON.
 
AT 1 A.M., HIGOS WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 120
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 21.5
DEGREES NORTH, 113.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE COAST TO THE WEST OF THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 10 TO 11, UP TO FORCE 12 IN SOUTH,
BECOMING SOUTHEAST FORCE 10 TO 11, UP TO FORCE 12 IN SOUTH.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, FORCE 10 TO 11 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS, VERY HIGH AT FIRST.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
CYCLONIC FORCE 12, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST UP TO FORCE
12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7
AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 7 WITH GUSTS TO FORCE 9 
                   VISIBILITY 1000 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 12

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 2900 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:52 HKT ON 19.08.2020