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 30 SEPTEMBER
2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 9 A.M., TYPHOON MITAG WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 21.7 DEGREES NORTH, 123.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4.
SOME HAZE.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6 AT FIRST, BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
FORCE 6 TO 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 9 A.M. ON 30
SEPTEMBER 2019 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER
10:30 A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         2700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   3700 METRES
MA WAN                              2700 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       3700 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  5000 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  4600 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        4600 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        4600 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 30.09.2019