SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, MONDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 16 SEPTEMBER
2018

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 11 P.M., TYPHOON MANGKHUT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED NEAR 22.2 DEGREES NORTH, 110.9 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 9 TO 10, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 11. BECOMING
SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH.

NAN'AO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 11.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH 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
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 10

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 2700 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 16.09.2018