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 24 AUGUST 2022

WARNINGS:

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SOUTH
OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO. STORM FORCE WINDS IN
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 8 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MA-ON WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 20.0 DEGREES NORTH, 115.3 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST
OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING SOUTHEAST FORCE
11, UP TO FORCE 12 IN SOUTH.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, FORCE 10 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10, CYCLONIC FORCE 11 AT
FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS, VERY HIGH AT FIRST.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH FORCE 9 TO 10, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 8

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN RAIN

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 8 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:47 HKT ON 24.08.2022