PRESS WEATHER NO. 064 - 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 10 JULY 2018

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AT 9 A.M., SUPER TYPHOON MARIA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 195 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED NEAR 24.1 DEGREES NORTH, 126.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE NORTHERN PART OF
TAIWAN AND FUJIAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING SOUTHWEST FORCE 8
LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING SOUTHWEST FORCE 6
TO 7 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8
IN EAST. ISOLATED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 10.07.2018