PRESS WEATHER NO. 179 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, TUESDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 10 AUGUST 2020

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. STRONG WINDS IN SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 11 P.M., TROPICAL STORM MEKKHALA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 22.2 DEGREES NORTH, 118.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE COAST OF FUJIAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

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

NAN'AO:
CYCLONIC FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO FORCE 8
LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO
FORCE 7.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

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

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 45 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 10.08.2020