PRESS WEATHER NO. 140 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 3 SEPTEMBER
2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT NOON, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM LINGLING WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 105 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 20.5 DEGREES NORTH, 123.9 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAJIKI WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 16.1 DEGREES NORTH, 107.4 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW MOVING, LINGERING OVER THE
VICINITY OF THE COAST OF CENTRAL VIETNAM.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING SOUTHEAST FORCE 5
TO 6 LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, CYCLONIC WINDS
OF FORCE 6 TO 7 IN WEST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 35 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 03.09.2019