SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, SATURDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 14 SEPTEMBER
2018

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 11 P.M., SUPER TYPHOON MANGKHUT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 240 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED NEAR 17.6 DEGREES NORTH, 123.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PART OF LUZON AND
ENTER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 5, FORCE 6 TO 7 LATER.
HAZY, ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 10 TO 11 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH TO VERY HIGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 8 TO 9 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 LATER.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 10 TO 11, UP TO FORCE 12 IN
EAST, BECOMING CYCLONIC WINDS OF FORCE 12. FREQUENT HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 1

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:37 HKT ON 14.09.2018