SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 6:40 A.M. ON 15 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:

TYPHOON DOKSURI HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON.
 
AT 6 A.M., DOKSURI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
155 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 17.5
DEGREES NORTH, 108.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
VIETNAM.
 
MEANWHILE, SEVERE TYPHOON TALIM WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 155 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 28.2 DEGREES NORTH, 124.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA AND IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
JAPAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHERLY 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-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:44 HKT ON 15.09.2017