PRESS WEATHER NO. 014 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:00 HKT ON 22.10.2016
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 2 A.M. ON 22 OCTOBER 2016
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
TROPICAL STORM HAIMA HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION.
AT 2 A.M., HAIMA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 25.7
DEGREES NORTH, 115.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
JIANGXI AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING
EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5. ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 6
VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5
MACAU WIND SOUTH FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 4100 METRES IN MIST
XISHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:00 HKT ON 22.10.2016
Ends/Saturday, October 22, 2016
Issued at HKT 2:00
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