PRESS WEATHER NO. 032 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 23.08.2022
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 23 AUGUST 2022
WEATHER SITUATION:
AT 5 A.M., TROPICAL STORM MA-ON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 16.8 DEGREES NORTH, 123.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE NORTHERN PART OF LUZON.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 TO 4.
SOME HAZE.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
WESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC WINDS UP
TO FORCE 10 IN EAST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2
SHANTOU WIND WEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
MACAU WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 23.08.2022