PRESS WEATHER NO. 024 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 2 A.M. ON 21 OCTOBER 2016

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 2 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON HAIMA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 155 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED NEAR 20.3 DEGREES NORTH, 116.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY EAST OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST
FORCE 11 TO 12.
FREQUENT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL SEAS.

NAN'AO:
BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 12, EAST FORCE 9 TO 10 AT
FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS, HIGH SEAS AT FIRST.

SHANWEI:
CYCLONIC FORCE 12, EAST FORCE 9 TO 10 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS, HIGH SEAS AT FIRST.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST
FORCE 11 TO 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE
10 IN EAST AT FIRST. SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
EAST AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 8 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:00 HKT ON 21.10.2016