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PRESS WEATHER NO. 177 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 13 SEPTEMBER
2016

WARNINGS:
STORM FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. GALE FORCE WINDS IN SHANWEI.
STRONG WINDS IN SOUTH OF HONG KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 11 P.M., SUPER TYPHOON MERANTI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 240 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 20.6 DEGREES NORTH, 122.4 DEGREES EAST, IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE LUZON STRAIT.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST
FORCE 9 TO 10.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST
FORCE 7 TO 8.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST
FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST
FORCE 4 TO 5 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8, CYCLONIC
WINDS UP TO FORCE 12 IN EAST. SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND VARIABLE FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:34 HKT ON 13.09.2016
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