PRESS WEATHER NO. 070 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 A.M. ON 31 JULY 2016

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

TROPICAL STORM NIDA HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM.
 
AT 9 A.M., NIDA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 17.4
DEGREES NORTH, 123.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF THE LUZON STRAIT AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5
TO 6 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 6
TO 7 LATER.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5
TO 6 LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6
LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8, CYCLONIC
WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 12 IN EAST LATER. FREQUENT HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 31.07.2016