SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 11 SEPTEMBER
2021

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 5 A.M., SUPER TYPHOON CHANTHU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 240 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 19.9 DEGREES NORTH, 122.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE LUZON STRAIT TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF TAIWAN.
 
MEANWHILE, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CONSON WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 15.7 DEGREES NORTH, 110.8 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 3 TO 4.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
TO 5 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
FORCE 4 TO 5 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 4 TO 5, WEST TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6 AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND CALM.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND VARIABLE FORCE 1.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE DURING
THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
SWELL OF UP TO 1.0 METRE CAN BE EXPECTED.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 27 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.0 METRES
AT 12:42 P.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 1.1
METRES AT 5:58 P.M. TODAY.
THOSE WHO ARE AT SEA ARE REMINDED THAT TROPICAL CYCLONE
WARNINGS FOR SHIPPING ARE BEING ISSUED AND A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM EXISTS NEAR DA NANG. THEY ARE ADVISED TO
LISTEN TO THE RADIOS FOR WEATHER INFORMATION.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:33 HKT ON 11.09.2021