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PRESS WEATHER NO. 156 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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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 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 NOON, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MA-ON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 105 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 21.6 DEGREES NORTH, 111.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS WESTERN GUANGDONG.


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.



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

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 10 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, 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 SOUTH FORCE 6



SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES



DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 2600 METRES IN RAIN



XISHA              WIND SOUTH FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 25.08.2022

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