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 7:45 P.M. ON 1 SEPTEMBER
2023

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 8 P.M., SUPER TYPHOON SAOLA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 210 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 22.0 DEGREES NORTH, 114.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12
KILOMETRES PER HOUR CROSSING THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.
 
MEANWHILE, TYPHOON HAIKUI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 22.4 DEGREES NORTH, 128.1 DEGREES EAST, IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

CYCLONIC FORCE 12, BECOMING SOUTHEAST FORCE 11 TO 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.

SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10, FORCE 12 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS, PHENOMENAL AT FIRST.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 11 TO 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHWEST FORCE 10 TO 11, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 10 TO 11, CYCLONIC
WINDS OF FORCE 12 IN WEST AT FIRST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 11 WITH GUSTS TO FORCE 12

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 11

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:46 HKT ON 01.09.2023