PRESS WEATHER NO. 080 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 6:30 A.M. ON 2 AUGUST 2016

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 6 A.M., TYPHOON NIDA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 22.6 DEGREES NORTH, 114.0 DEGREES EAST, IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY, INTO INLAND
GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 11 TO 12, BECOMING FORCE 8 TO 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS, BECOMING HIGH.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTH FORCE 10 TO 11, BECOMING FORCE 8 TO 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS, BECOMING HIGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 11 TO 12, BECOMING FORCE 8 TO 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS, BECOMING HIGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 8 TO 9, FORCE 10 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS, VERY HIGH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 9 
                   VISIBILITY 1100 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 7

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:31 HKT ON 02.08.2016