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 9:30 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 9 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MA-ON WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 18.5 DEGREES NORTH, 120.4 DEGREES
EAST, IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PART
OF SOUTH CHINA SEA, IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST
OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

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 SEAS 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 SEAS 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 SEAS 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 SEAS 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 WEST FORCE 2

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:31 HKT ON 23.08.2022