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 27 JULY 2017

WEATHER SITUATION:

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER
TO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AT NOON, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NESAT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED NEAR 18.1 DEGREES NORTH, 127.3 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE
6, BECOMING WESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 IN WEST LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 27.07.2017