PRESS WEATHER NO. 166 - 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 11 A.M. ON 19 AUGUST 2020

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SOUTH OF
HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO. STRONG WINDS IN SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 11 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM HIGOS WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 22.5 DEGREES NORTH, 112.7 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR INLAND AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 IN WEST AT
FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH SEAS, HIGH SEAS AT FIRST.

NAN'AO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH SEAS, HIGH SEAS AT FIRST.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

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

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 3300 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:00 HKT ON 19.08.2020