PRESS WEATHER NO. 022 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 17 SEPTEMBER
2016

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 3 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON MALAKAS WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 175 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 23.1 DEGREES NORTH, 123.1 DEGREES EAST, IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 3 TO 4.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH FORCE 4.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 17.09.2016