PRESS WEATHER NO. 141 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 3:55 P.M. ON 13 SEPTEMBER
2018

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

TROPICAL STORM BARIJAT HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION.
 
AT 4 P.M., BARIJAT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 21.7
DEGREES NORTH, 109.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS GUANGXI AND
DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.
 
MEANWHILE, SUPER TYPHOON MANGKHUT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 240 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED NEAR 14.9 DEGREES NORTH, 129.7 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF LUZON.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
A FEW SHOWERS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING
CYCLONIC WINDS OF FORCE 11 TO 12 LATER. FREQUENT HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:55 HKT ON 13.09.2018