PRESS WEATHER NO. 318 - 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 9:40 P.M. ON 27 AUGUST 2017

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

TROPICAL STORM PAKHAR HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION.
 
AT 9 P.M., PAKHAR WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 23.4
DEGREES NORTH, 109.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR FURTHER
INLAND AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY UP TO FORCE 7
AT FIRST.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED 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.
SCATTERED 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 SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

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

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 4000 METRES IN SHOWERS

XISHA              WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 2600 METRES IN SHOWERS

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:45 HKT ON 27.08.2017