PRESS WEATHER NO. 058 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 26.09.2018
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 A.M. ON 26 SEPTEMBER
2018
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. STRONG WINDS IN SHANWEI AND
SOUTH OF HONG KONG.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.
AT 9 A.M., SUPER TYPHOON TRAMI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 185 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED NEAR 20.7 DEGREES NORTH, 129.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING, LINGERING OVER THE WESTERN
NORTH PACIFIC.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING
NORTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTH FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTH FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 26.09.2018