SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 4 SEPTEMBER
2023

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI. STRONG WINDS IN
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM HAIKUI HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM.
 
AT 11 P.M., HAIKUI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 85
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 23.5
DEGREES NORTH, 118.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE TAIWAN
STRAIT.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8, CYCLONIC FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, HIGH AT FIRST.

SHANWEI:
NORTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8
IN EAST AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 1

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 04.09.2023