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 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:

AT 11 A.M., TROPICAL STORM BARIJAT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 20.8 DEGREES NORTH, 118.3 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN
THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5.
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-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:00 HKT ON 11.09.2018