PRESS WEATHER NO. 097 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 3 SEPTEMBER
2023

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT NOON, TROPICAL DEPRESSION SAOLA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 21.0 DEGREES NORTH, 109.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHWEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE VICINITY OF
BEIBU WAN, AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN.
 
MEANWHILE, SEVERE TYPHOON HAIKUI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 175 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 22.7 DEGREES NORTH, 121.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST UP TO FORCE
6.
A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO
FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST
UP TO FORCE 8.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST UP TO FORCE
6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING
CYCLONIC WINDS UP TO FORCE 12 IN EAST. FREQUENT HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:32 HKT ON 03.09.2023