PRESS WEATHER NO. 144 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 8 P.M. ON 9 AUGUST 2020

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS WEST OF LUZON IS
INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY. A TROPICAL CYCLONE APPEARS TO BE
FORMING.

AT 8 P.M., TROPICAL STORM JANGMI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 27.8 DEGREES NORTH, 126.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE
KOREAN PENINSULA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 TO 4.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 40 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:00 HKT ON 09.08.2020