PRESS WEATHER NO. 111 - 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 1:40 P.M. ON 20 OCTOBER 2016

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 1 P.M., SEVERE TYPHOON HAIMA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 165 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 18.6 DEGREES NORTH, 119.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 TO 7 LATER.
A FEW SHOWERS WITH SOME HAZE.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 12 IN SOUTH LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL LATER.

SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 12 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
UP TO FORCE 12 IN SOUTH LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
FORCE 8 TO 9 LATER.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS
LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, CYCLONIC
WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 12 IN EAST AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 4900 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:42 HKT ON 20.10.2016