
PRESS WEATHER NO. 060 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 18.09.2016
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 A.M. ON 18 SEPTEMBER
2016
WEATHER SITUATION:
AT 9 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON MALAKAS WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 155 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 26.8 DEGREES NORTH, 123.5 DEGREES EAST, IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE
SOUTHERN PART OF JAPAN.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5, FORCE 6 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 32 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTH FORCE 3
MACAU WIND NORTH FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 18.09.2016
Ends/Sunday, September 18, 2016
Issued at HKT 9:30
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