SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:45 P.M. ON 23 AUGUST 2022

WARNINGS:

STORM FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI. GALE FORCE WINDS
IN SOUTH OF HONG KONG. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT
WATERS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 8 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MA-ON WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 18.4 DEGREES NORTH, 120.5 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE
7 LATER.
HAZY, ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST UP TO FORCE
11 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO
FORCE 11 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE
8 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, CYCLONIC
WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 11 AT FIRST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:46 HKT ON 23.08.2022