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 4:30 P.M. ON 14 SEPTEMBER
2017

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM DOKSURI HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A
TYPHOON.
 
AT 4 P.M., DOKSURI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
130 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 16.5
DEGREES NORTH, 110.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND
AND VIETNAM AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.
 
MEANWHILE, SUPER TYPHOON TALIM WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 195 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 27.2 DEGREES NORTH, 124.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 9.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. OCCASIONAL 
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 2900 METRES IN SHOWERS

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 14.09.2017