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PRESS WEATHER NO. 069 - 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 11 SEPTEMBER
2018



WARNINGS:

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



WEATHER SITUATION:


THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE LUZON STRAIT HAS
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND WAS NAMED BARIJAT.
 
AT 9 A.M., BARIJAT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 65
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 20.8
DEGREES NORTH, 118.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 4, BECOMING FORCE 5 LATER.
SOME HAZE. SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LATER.
MODERATE SEAS.



NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 7
TO 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 7
TO 8 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING FORCE 7 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH 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 8 TO 9, BECOMING EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7 LATER. FREQUENT HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 32 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH FORCE 3



MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:35 HKT ON 11.09.2018

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