PRESS WEATHER NO. 202 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 P.M. ON 22 AUGUST 2017

WARNINGS:

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 7 P.M., TYPHOON HATO WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 20.5 DEGREES NORTH, 117.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL SEAS.

NAN'AO:
CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 12, BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO FORCE 10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 10 TO 11, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO
FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. SCATTERED SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES IN THUNDERSTORMS

XISHA              WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 22.08.2017