SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 P.M. ON 30 SEPTEMBER
2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 7 P.M., TYPHOON MITAG WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 24.3 DEGREES NORTH, 122.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR SKIRTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHEASTERN
TAIWAN, AND MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE EAST CHINA
COAST LATER.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

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

NAN'AO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST 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 SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 30.09.2019