PRESS WEATHER NO. 092 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 27 AUGUST 2017

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 5 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM PAKHAR WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 21.0 DEGREES NORTH, 114.2 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE WEST OF THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 11 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY HIGH AT FIRST.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 11 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY HIGH AT FIRST.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 11 AT
FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH SEAS, VERY HIGH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

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

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 11 WITH GUSTS TO FORCE
                   12 
                   VISIBILITY 1100 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 3800 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 27.08.2017