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 15 AUGUST 2018

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT NOON, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM BEBINCA WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 20.9 DEGREES NORTH, 111.8 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR GENERALLY TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF LEIZHOU
PENINSULA.
 
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE RYUKYU ISLANDS IS
INTENSIFYING. A TROPICAL CYCLONE APPEARS TO BE FORMING.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH FORCE 5 TO 6.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTH FORCE 6 TO 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
CYCLONIC FORCE 9 TO 10, BECOMING SOUTHWEST FORCE 9 TO 10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8 IN WEST.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 15.08.2018