SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 8 P.M. ON 21 OCTOBER 2016

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM HAIMA HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM.
 
AT 8 P.M., HAIMA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 85
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 24.3
DEGREES NORTH, 114.9 DEGREES EAST, IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS INLAND AND
WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
VERY ROUGH SEAS, HIGH SEAS AT FIRST.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 8 TO 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING
EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5. ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:00 HKT ON 21.10.2016