SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:45 P.M. ON 27 SEPTEMBER
2016

WARNINGS:

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. GALE FORCE WINDS IN
SHANWEI. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS AND
SOUTH OF HONG KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:

SEVERE TYPHOON MEGI HAS WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON.
AT 10 P.M., MEGI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 145
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 23.8
DEGREES NORTH, 120.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
TAIWAN STRAIT, AND EDGE CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF FUJIAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 11 TO 12, BECOMING SOUTHWEST FORCE
8 TO 9 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING SOUTHWEST FORCE 5
TO 6 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7
IN EAST AT FIRST. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:50 HKT ON 27.09.2016