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 22 AUGUST 2017

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

TROPICAL STORM HATO HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM.
 
AT NOON, HATO WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 20.5
DEGREES NORTH, 119.3 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 11
TO 12.
HAZY AT FIRST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 11
TO 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTHWEST FORCE 11 TO 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTHWEST FORCE 8 TO 9.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:31 HKT ON 22.08.2017