
PRESS WEATHER NO. 258 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:32 HKT ON 27.08.2017
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 27 AUGUST 2017
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AT 4 P.M., TROPICAL STORM PAKHAR WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 22.9 DEGREES NORTH, 111.2 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 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 6. SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES
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 4 P.M. ON 27
AUGUST 2017 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 5:30
P.M.)
KOWLOON BAY 5000 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR 5000 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 5000 METRES
MA WAN 4600 METRES
TATHONG POINT 2700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL 9 KILOMETRES
SOUTH LANTAU 5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD 4600 METRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:32 HKT ON 27.08.2017
Ends/Sunday, August 27, 2017
Issued at HKT 16:32
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