PRESS WEATHER NO. 034 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(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 4 SEPTEMBER
2022

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 5 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON HINNAMNOR WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 175 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 25.6 DEGREES NORTH, 124.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING
EASTERLY WINDS UP TO FORCE 6 LATER. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 3

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND WEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND WEST FORCE 2.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 3.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 5.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 4.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE DURING
THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 28 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.2 METRES
AT 3:18 A.M. TOMORROW AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 1.0
METRE AT 9:40 A.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 04.09.2022