PRESS WEATHER NO. 146 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:32 HKT ON 19.09.2019
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 P.M. ON 19 SEPTEMBER
2019
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. STRONG WINDS IN SHANWEI AND
SOUTH OF HONG KONG.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AT 7 P.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION TAPAH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 22.7 DEGREES NORTH, 128.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND NORTH FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:32 HKT ON 19.09.2019