SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 4 OCTOBER 2016

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG.

AT 4 P.M., SUPER TYPHOON CHABA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 195 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 29.9 DEGREES NORTH, 125.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 04.10.2016