SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 30 AUGUST 2023

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. STRONG WINDS IN SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A WEAK NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

AT 3 A.M., SUPER TYPHOON SAOLA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 230 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 20.0 DEGREES NORTH, 121.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE LUZON STRAIT.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 9 LATER.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC WINDS OF
FORCE 12 IN EAST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:40 HKT ON 30.08.2023