PRESS WEATHER NO. 258 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:31 HKT ON 24.08.2022
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, THURSDAY)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 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
SHANWEI. GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AT 11 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MA-ON WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 20.4 DEGREES NORTH, 114.3 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 9 TO 10, BECOMING SOUTHEAST FORCE
11, UP TO FORCE 12 IN SOUTH.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.
NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.
SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 11 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY HIGH AT FIRST.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
CYCLONIC FORCE 10 TO 11, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 9 TO 10, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO
FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST FORCE 8
SHANTOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES
MACAU WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:31 HKT ON 24.08.2022