PRESS WEATHER NO. 079 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:19 HKT ON 18.08.2016
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:30 A.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:15 A.M. ON 18 AUGUST 2016
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS
AND NAN'AO.
WEATHER SITUATION:
THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM.
AT 7 A.M., THE TROPICAL STORM WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 20.9 DEGREES NORTH, 112.1 DEGREES EAST, IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF BEIBU WAN.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.
SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
CYCLONIC FORCE 7 TO 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8
IN WEST AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES IN RAIN
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 6
MACAU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES
VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 7 A.M. ON 18
AUGUST 2016 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 8:15
A.M.)
KOWLOON BAY 1800 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR 1800 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 2700 METRES
MA WAN 2700 METRES
TATHONG POINT 920 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL 3700 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU 5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD 2700 METRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:19 HKT ON 18.08.2016
Ends/Thursday, August 18, 2016
Issued at HKT 7:19
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