SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 12 SEPTEMBER
2016

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT NOON, TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 14.0 DEGREES NORTH, 111.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM.
 
MEANWHILE, SEVERE TYPHOON MERANTI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 175 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 18.3 DEGREES NORTH, 129.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 26 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS EAST OF LUZON TO
TAIWAN AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY.

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 NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

XISHA              WIND EAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 12.09.2016