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PRESS WEATHER NO. 239 - 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 3:40 P.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 3 P.M., TROPICAL STORM PAKHAR WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 22.8 DEGREES NORTH, 111.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR FURTHER INLAND AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY UP TO FORCE 8
AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO 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 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO 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 SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 
VISIBILITY 4700 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES
VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 3 P.M. ON 27
AUGUST 2017 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 4:40
P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY 2700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR 2700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 3700 METRES
MA WAN 3700 METRES
TATHONG POINT 2700 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU 5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD 2700 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:40 HKT ON 27.08.2017
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