
PRESS WEATHER NO. 035 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 28.09.2016
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:30 A.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 28 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:
AT 5 A.M., TYPHOON MEGI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 24.7 DEGREES NORTH, 119.2 DEGREES EAST, IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR,
EDGING CLOSER TO THE COAST OF FUJIAN.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY UP TO FORCE 6.
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 4
VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 5
MACAU WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 28.09.2016
Ends/Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Issued at HKT 5:30
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