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 1:15 P.M. ON 30 JULY 2017

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 1 P.M., TROPICAL STORM HAITANG WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 21.3 DEGREES NORTH, 120.1 DEGREES EAST, IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR EDGING CLOSER TO TAIWAN.
 
MEANWHILE, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NESAT WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 25.9 DEGREES NORTH, 118.3 DEGREES
EAST, IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR INTO INLAND FUJIAN AND WEAKEN
GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 OVERNIGHT.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SOME HAZE.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 9 TO 10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 IN EAST
AT FIRST. SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND WEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 1 P.M. ON 30 JULY
2017 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 2:15 P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         3700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   3700 METRES
MA WAN                              3700 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       7 KILOMETRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  3700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  2700 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        3700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        5000 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:22 HKT ON 30.07.2017