SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:50 P.M. ON 9 SEPTEMBER
2021

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

AT 4 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CONSON WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 15.8 DEGREES NORTH, 115.8 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA.
 
MEANWHILE, SUPER TYPHOON CHANTHU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 220 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 15.8 DEGREES NORTH, 126.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF TAIWAN AND LUZON STRAIT.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8
LATER. OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 40 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:50 HKT ON 09.09.2021