PRESS WEATHER NO. 134 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 A.M. ON 25 AUGUST 2019

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM BAILU HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM.
 
AT 9 A.M., BAILU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 85
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 23.8
DEGREES NORTH, 117.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR CROSSING
SOUTHEASTERN PART OF CHINA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

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

NAN'AO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 8 TO 9, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 10 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING SOUTH
TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. HEAVY 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-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN RAIN

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 25.08.2019