PRESS WEATHER NO. 085 - 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 11:45 A.M. ON 24 AUGUST 2018

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AT NOON, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR TAIWAN WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 24.3 DEGREES NORTH, 120.4 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE TAIWAN
STRAIT TOWARDS FUJIAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 TO 4.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME HAZE.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
WEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
WEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 6. SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:49 HKT ON 24.08.2018