
PRESS WEATHER NO. 119 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS (CORRECTION)
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 111
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:58 HKT ON 20.08.2017
CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 111
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:55 P.M. ON 20 AUGUST 2017
WEATHER SITUATION:
A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.
BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
LUZON WAS NAMED HATO.
AT 4 P.M., HATO WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.7
DEGREES NORTH, 127.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
LUZON STRAIT AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4.
SOME HAZE TOMORROW.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 5 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6
LATER. SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 46 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND SOUTH FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTH FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND WEST FORCE 3
MACAU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:58 HKT ON 20.08.2017
Ends/Sunday, August 20, 2017
Issued at HKT 16:58
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