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 7:15 A.M. ON 18 AUGUST 2016

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM.
 
AT 7 A.M., THE TROPICAL STORM WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 20.9 DEGREES NORTH, 112.1 DEGREES EAST, IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF BEIBU WAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
CYCLONIC FORCE 7 TO 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8
IN WEST AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

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

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 7 A.M. ON 18
AUGUST 2016 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 8:15
A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         1800 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    1800 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   2700 METRES
MA WAN                              2700 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       920 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  3700 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        2700 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:19 HKT ON 18.08.2016