PRESS WEATHER NO. 122 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 1:30 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:

AT 1 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM HATO WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 20.5 DEGREES NORTH, 119.0 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.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, HAZY AT
FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING 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 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 PHENOMENAL SEAS.

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

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:35 HKT ON 22.08.2017