PRESS WEATHER NO. 034 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 2:45 A.M. ON 16 OCTOBER 2017

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

TYPHOON KHANUN HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM.
AT 3 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KHANUN WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 105 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 20.7 DEGREES NORTH, 110.7 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS LEIZHOU PENINSULA AND WEAKEN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES AT FIRST.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH SEAS, PHENOMENAL AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 3000 METRES IN MIST

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:53 HKT ON 16.10.2017