PRESS WEATHER NO. 118 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.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 NOON, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MEGI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 24.9 DEGREES NORTH, 117.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST OR WEST AT ABOUT 20
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS OF FUJIAN AND
WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SQUALLY 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 9 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 4600 METRES IN SHOWERS

DONGSHA            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 28.09.2016