PRESS WEATHER NO. 147 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 1 AUGUST 2016

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 4 P.M., TYPHOON NIDA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
NEAR 21.3 DEGREES NORTH, 117.2 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 6 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 10 TO 11
LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS LATER.

NAN'AO:
CYCLONIC FORCE 12, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8
LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH SEAS LATER.

SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8, FORCE 11 TO 12 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL SEAS LATER.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 10 TO 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-NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 4800 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 4300 METRES IN SHOWERS

DONGSHA            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:38 HKT ON 01.08.2016