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 9 AUGUST 2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT NOON, SUPER TYPHOON LEKIMA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 185 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 26.9 DEGREES NORTH, 122.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA AND EDGE CLOSER TO THE COAST OF
ZHEJIANG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SOME HAZE. ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7
IN EAST AT FIRST. ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST FORCE 4

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 09.08.2019