PRESS WEATHER NO. 070 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:08 HKT ON 12.09.2016
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10 A.M. ON 12 SEPTEMBER 2016
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN SHANGCHUAN DAO.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.
BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION. AT 10 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 13.6 DEGREES NORTH, 112.0
DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE CENTRAL PART OF
VIETNAM.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH TO
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7. SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3
MACAU WIND NORTH FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND EAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:08 HKT ON 12.09.2016