PRESS WEATHER NO. 018 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 2:45 A.M. ON 28 AUGUST 2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHEASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AT 3 A.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION PODUL WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 16.6 DEGREES NORTH, 119.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SOME HAZE.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5
TO 6.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5
TO 6.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER. SCATTERED
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:49 HKT ON 28.08.2019