PRESS WEATHER NO. 036 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 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:

SEVERE TYPHOON HAIMA HAS WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON.
 
AT 3 A.M., HAIMA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 145
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 20.5
DEGREES NORTH, 116.4 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 8 TO 9, BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST
FORCE 11 TO 12.
FREQUENT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 12, BECOMING SOUTHWEST FORCE 7 TO
8 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH SEAS LATER.

SHANWEI:
CYCLONIC FORCE 12, BECOMING SOUTHWEST FORCE 8 TO 9 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 9 TO 10, BECOMING WEST TO
SOUTHWEST FORCE 11 TO 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 8 TO 9
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-NORTHWEST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 1400 METRES IN MIST

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:33 HKT ON 21.10.2016