PRESS WEATHER NO. 129 - 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 1 P.M. ON 3 SEPTEMBER 2017

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 1 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MAWAR WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 22.1 DEGREES NORTH, 116.6 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
THE COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO
FORCE 6.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY
LOW IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
CYCLONIC FORCE 10 TO 11, BECOMING SOUTHWEST FORCE 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

DONGSHA            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

MACAU              WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 1 P.M. ON 3
SEPTEMBER 2017 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 2
P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         2700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   5000 METRES
MA WAN                              2700 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  4600 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        3700 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:03 HKT ON 03.09.2017