SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 095

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

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 1 P.M. ON 17 AUGUST 2016

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT NOON, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF
WESTERN GUANGDONG WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 21.0
DEGREES NORTH, 112.8 DEGREES EAST, IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF  LEIZHOU AND INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6
LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
CYCLONIC FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 TO 8
AT FIRST. SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 2100 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 4400 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:03 HKT ON 17.08.2016