SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5 P.M. ON 21 OCTOBER 2016

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

TYPHOON HAIMA HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM.
 
AT 5 P.M., HAIMA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 110
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 23.6
DEGREES NORTH, 114.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS INLAND GUANGDONG AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHWEST FORCE 9 TO 10, FORCE 11 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
BECOMING HIGH SEAS, VERY HIGH SEAS AT FIRST.

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

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 9 TO 10, FORCE 11 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
BECOMING HIGH SEAS, VERY HIGH SEAS AT FIRST.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, EASTERLY
WINDS OF FORCE 5 LATER. ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 9 
                   VISIBILITY 2800 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 4400 METRES IN SHOWERS

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND WEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:00 HKT ON 21.10.2016