PRESS WEATHER NO. 165 - 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 11:30 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:

AT 11 A.M., TROPICAL STORM BAILU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 24.1 DEGREES NORTH, 116.7 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.
HEAVY 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-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 7 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-SOUTHWEST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:33 HKT ON 25.08.2019