PRESS WEATHER NO. 078 - 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 12:30 P.M. ON 26 SEPTEMBER
2018

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. STRONG WINDS IN SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

SUPER TYPHOON TRAMI HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON.
 
AT NOON, TRAMI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 175
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 20.8
DEGREES NORTH, 129.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO BE
SLOW-MOVING, LINGERING OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 3 TO 4.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING
NORTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 26.09.2018