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PRESS WEATHER NO. 084 - 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 16 OCTOBER 2017

WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 9 A.M., TROPICAL STORM KHANUN WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 20.2 DEGREES NORTH, 109.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS BEIBU WAN AND WEAKEN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST UP TO FORCE 7, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST UP TO FORCE 7, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 7 LATER.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST UP TO FORCE 7, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 7 LATER.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. SCATTERED
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 16.10.2017
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