PRESS WEATHER NO. 144 - 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 11:20 A.M. ON 21 OCTOBER
2016

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 11 A.M., TYPHOON HAIMA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 145 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 22.4 DEGREES NORTH, 115.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS THE COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

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

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, FORCE 10 TO 11 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH.

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 WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 8 WITH GUSTS TO FORCE 10 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

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

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 3200 METRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:22 HKT ON 21.10.2016