SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.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 NOON, TYPHOON NIDA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
120 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 20.5
DEGREES NORTH, 118.1 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:

NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 10 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, HAZY
DURING THE DAY.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 11 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 10 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 11, BECOMING SOUTHERLY
WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 01.08.2016