PRESS WEATHER NO. 166 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 1 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 1 P.M., TYPHOON HAIMA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 145 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 22.7 DEGREES NORTH, 115.3 DEGREES EAST, IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE EASTERN PART OF 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 SEAS.

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 SEAS.

SHANWEI:
CYCLONIC FORCE 12, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 9 TO
10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS, BECOMING HIGH SEAS 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 SEAS.

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 9 WITH GUSTS TO FORCE 11 
                   VISIBILITY 1300 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 13:00 HKT ON 21.10.2016