PRESS WEATHER NO. 118 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 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:

AT 9 A.M., TYPHOON HAIMA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 145 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 21.8 DEGREES NORTH, 115.7 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-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:

NORTHWEST FORCE 9 TO 10, BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE
11 TO 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 11 TO 12, BECOMING SOUTHWEST FORCE
7 TO 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

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

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 6
TO 7.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 7 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 NORTHWEST FORCE 8 WITH GUSTS TO FORCE 9 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 9 
                   VISIBILITY 3200 METRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 8

MACAU              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 21.10.2016