
PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 23.08.2019
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 P.M. ON 23 AUGUST 2019
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AT 7 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM BAILU WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 19.9 DEGREES NORTH, 124.8 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF SOUTHERN PART
OF TAIWAN.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 3 TO 4.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SOME HAZE.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6 TO 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING SEAS.
SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO NORTHWEST 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, CYCLONIC WINDS
OF UP TO FORCE 10 IN EAST AT FIRST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 41 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST FORCE 3
MACAU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES IN RAIN
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 23.08.2019
Ends/Friday, August 23, 2019
Issued at HKT 19:30
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