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 12:30 P.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 NOON, TYPHOON HAIMA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 145 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 22.6 DEGREES NORTH, 115.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG AND MOVE
INLAND.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

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

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 SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 9 TO
10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING SOUTHWEST FORCE 5
TO 6.
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 FORCE 8 WITH GUSTS TO FORCE 10 
                   VISIBILITY 1600 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 4900 METRES IN SHOWERS

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST FORCE 8

MACAU              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 21.10.2016