PRESS WEATHER NO. 200 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 10:15 P.M. ON 31 MAY 2023

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

TYPHOON MAWAR HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM.
 
AT 10 P.M., MAWAR WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 110
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 23.0
DEGREES NORTH, 125.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS SEAS
EAST OF TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 TO 4.
A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS IN THE MORNING.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:15 HKT ON 31.05.2023