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 1 OCTOBER 2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 3 A.M., TYPHOON MITAG WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 145 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 26.3 DEGREES NORTH, 122.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR, MOVE IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE EAST CHINA COAST.

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 WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES IN MIST

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:31 HKT ON 01.10.2019