PRESS WEATHER NO. 118 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 A.M. ON 4 SEPTEMBER
2017

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 9 A.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION MAWAR WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED NEAR 23.2 DEGREES NORTH, 114.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR FURTHER INTO INLAND GUANGDONG AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHWEST FORCE 6, FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES AT FIRST.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 6, FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 6, FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. ISOLATED SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 1000 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 04.09.2017