SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 12 AUGUST 2018

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT NOON, 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 NEAR
21.1 DEGREES NORTH, 112.3 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE SLOWLY, LINGERING AROUND THE SEAS OFF THE COAST OF
WESTERN GUANGDONG. 
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM YAGI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
NEAR 26.0 DEGREES NORTH, 123.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE EAST CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH FORCE 5 TO 6.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTH FORCE 6 TO 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING FORCE 8 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH SEAS LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
CYCLONIC FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

CYCLONIC WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND WEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 12.08.2018