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PRESS WEATHER NO. 127 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 P.M. ON 14 SEPTEMBER
2018



WARNINGS:

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



WEATHER SITUATION:


AT 5 P.M., SUPER TYPHOON MANGKHUT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 240 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED NEAR 17.2 DEGREES NORTH, 124.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PART OF LUZON AND
ENTER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6 TO 7 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HAZY TOMORROW.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS LATER.



NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING FORCE 8 TO 9 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS
LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS LATER.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING CYCLONIC
WINDS OF FORCE 12. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATER.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES



DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3



MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND EAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:48 HKT ON 14.09.2018

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