Go to main content
 
PRESS WEATHER NO. 177 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
**************************************************
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 24 SEPTEMBER
2017

WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 4 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT
18.7 DEGREES NORTH, 111.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
CYCLONIC FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. SCATTERED
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
--------------------------------------------------------

WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 5 
VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 24.09.2017
Today's Press Releases