SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 117

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:05 P.M. ON 11 JUNE 2017

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA WAS NAMED MERBOK. AT 3 P.M., MERBOK WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 17.4 DEGREES NORTH, 116.6 DEGREES
EAST, IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHWEST FORCE 6 LATER.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS LATER.

NAN'AO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING FORCE 7 TO 8 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH SEAS LATER.

SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 7 TO 8
LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH SEAS LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTHWEST FORCE 6
LATER.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

CYCLONIC WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 8 IN EAST, BECOMING
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 LATER. FREQUENT HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:08 HKT ON 11.06.2017