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 4 AUGUST 2020

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AT 9 A.M., TYPHOON HAGUPIT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 28.6 DEGREES NORTH, 120.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS ZHEJIANG AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH FORCE 3 TO 4.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH FORCE 5 TO 6.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. OCCASIONAL
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 35 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 04.08.2020