PRESS WEATHER NO. 293 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:01 HKT ON 16.09.2018
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9 P.M. ON 16 SEPTEMBER 2018
WARNINGS:
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS,
SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO. GALE FORCE
WINDS IN NAN'AO.
WEATHER SITUATION:
SEVERE TYPHOON MANGKHUT HAS WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON.
AT 9 P.M., MANGKHUT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
140 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR
22.0 DEGREES NORTH, 111.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR INTO
THE INLAND AREA OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 11 TO 12, FORCE 9 TO 10 OVERNIGHT.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS.
NAN'AO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS.
SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 11 TO 12, FORCE 9 TO 10 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 11 TO 12, FORCE 9 TO 10 OVERNIGHT.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 11 TO 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. OCCASIONAL
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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SHANTOU WIND EAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 7
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 10
MACAU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 4100 METRES IN RAIN
XISHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:01 HKT ON 16.09.2018