
PRESS WEATHER NO. 134 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:21 HKT ON 31.07.2017
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:15 P.M. ON 31 JULY 2017
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
TROPICAL STORM HAITANG HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION.
AT 4 P.M., HAITANG WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 27.1
DEGREES NORTH, 117.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS INLAND FUJIAN AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN.
MEANWHILE, SUPER TYPHOON NORU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 175 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED NEAR 22.8 DEGREES NORTH, 139.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE SEAS SOUTH OF
JAPAN.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.
SHANWEI:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 7.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. SCATTERED SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 6
VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS
DONGSHA WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5
MACAU WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:21 HKT ON 31.07.2017
Ends/Monday, July 31, 2017
Issued at HKT 16:21
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