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PRESS WEATHER NO. 177 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:50 P.M. ON 3 SEPTEMBER
2017

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MAWAR HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM.
 
AT 6 P.M., MAWAR WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 85
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 22.5
DEGREES NORTH, 116.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST OR WEST-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 SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
HEAVY RAIN WITH SQUALLS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH FORCE 7 TO 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
CYCLONIC FORCE 9, BECOMING SOUTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
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. SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 5000 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 1800 METRES IN SHOWERS

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

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES
VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 5:50 P.M. ON 3
SEPTEMBER 2017 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER
6:50 P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY 2700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR 1800 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 1800 METRES
MA WAN 2700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL 1800 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU 5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD 4600 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:54 HKT ON 03.09.2017
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