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PRESS WEATHER NO. 038 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 4 SEPTEMBER
2019



WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.



WEATHER SITUATION:


AT 3 A.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAJIKI WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 16.8 DEGREES NORTH, 108.3 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW MOVING, LINGERING OVER THE
VICINITY OF THE COAST OF CENTRAL VIETNAM.
 
MEANWHILE, TYPHOON LINGLING WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 21.9 DEGREES NORTH, 124.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS, HEAVY AT TIMES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.



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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST 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 EAST FORCE 5 
VISIBILITY 38 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES



DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN RAIN



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 6



MACAU              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 35 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:41 HKT ON 04.09.2019

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