SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:50 A.M. ON 27 AUGUST 2017

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT NOON, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM PAKHAR WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 22.4 DEGREES NORTH, 112.5 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25
KILOMETRES PER HOUR INTO INLAND GUANGDONG AND WEAKEN
GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHEAST UP TO FORCE 9, FORCE 6 TO 7 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS.

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 8 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST UP TO FORCE 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS.

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 SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 1800 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 1400 METRES IN SHOWERS

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 11 A.M. ON 27
AUGUST 2017 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER NOON)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         1800 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   1800 METRES
MA WAN                              2700 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       1800 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  1800 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        5000 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:54 HKT ON 27.08.2017