PRESS WEATHER NO. 067 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 1 OCTOBER 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 27.6 DEGREES NORTH, 122.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR 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 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI, 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 FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 01.10.2019