SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 8:45 A.M. ON 28 SEPTEMBER
2016

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 9 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STROM MEGI WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 25.1 DEGREES NORTH, 118.2 DEGREES
EAST, IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20
KILOMETRES PER HOUR, ENTERING INLAND.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

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

NAN'AO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING FORCE 6 TO 7 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 7, BECOMING FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5
LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5 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 7 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 4200 METRES IN SHOWERS

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:48 HKT ON 28.09.2016