PRESS WEATHER NO. 072 - 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 9:45 A.M. ON 12 SEPTEMBER
2021

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 10 A.M., TROPICAL STORM CONSON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 15.4 DEGREES NORTH, 109.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE CENTRAL PART OF
VIETNAM AND WEAKEN.
 
MEANWHILE, SUPER TYPHOON CHANTHU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 195 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 24.2 DEGREES NORTH, 122.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST FORCE 3 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

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

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

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY 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 WEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:54 HKT ON 12.09.2021