SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 P.M. ON 10 SEPTEMBER
2018

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 7 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE LUZON STRAIT
WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 21.7 DEGREES NORTH,
121.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE
VICINITY OF THE LUZON STRAIT SLOWLY AT FIRST, AND MOVE WEST
AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ENTERING THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA LATER.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES. SOME HAZE TOMORROW.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 7
LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

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

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

CYCLONIC WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING FORCE 9. FREQUENT
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND VARIABLE FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 10.09.2018