PRESS WEATHER NO. 128 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:45 A.M. ON 25 AUGUST 2022

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 10 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MA-ON WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 21.2 DEGREES NORTH, 111.7 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10, CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 11
AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS, VERY HIGH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 6

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:46 HKT ON 25.08.2022