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 11 SEPTEMBER
2021

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT NOON, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CONSON WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 15.8 DEGREES NORTH, 109.9 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS THE CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM.
 
MEANWHILE, SUPER TYPHOON CHANTHU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 205 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 20.9 DEGREES NORTH, 121.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE LUZON STRAIT TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

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

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST
FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

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

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS UP TO FORCE 4 TO 5. OCCASIONAL
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 43 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:38 HKT ON 11.09.2021