SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:45 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 4 SEPTEMBER
2022

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO AND
SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

SEVERE TYPHOON HINNAMNOR HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER
TYPHOON.
 
AT 4 P.M., HINNAMNOR WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
185 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 27.4
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, UP TO FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

NAN'AO:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

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 OF UP TO FORCE 6. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 4700 METRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 04.09.2022