PRESS WEATHER NO. 082 - 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 1 AUGUST 2016

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 9 A.M., TYPHOON NIDA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 20.2 DEGREES NORTH, 118.7 DEGREES EAST, IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR EDGING CLOSER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND
INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY..

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 10 LATER.
OCCASIONAL  SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SOME HAZE
DURING THE DAY.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 11 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHWEST FORCE 5, UP TO FORCE 10 LATER.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 8 TO 9, CYCLONIC WINDS OF  UP
TO FORCE 12 IN EAST, BECOMING SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO
7 LATER. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 01.08.2016