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 SEPTEMBER
2018

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT NOON, TROPICAL STORM BARIJAT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 20.8 DEGREES NORTH, 115.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN
THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

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

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
CYCLONIC FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7
TO 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 8 TO 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8
IN EAST. SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 2100 METRES IN RAIN

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 12.09.2018