PRESS WEATHER NO. 210 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:45 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 25 AUGUST 2022

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 4 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MA-ON WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 21.8 DEGREES NORTH, 109.8 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 35 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR INTO INLAND GUANGXI AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6
AT FIRST. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:32 HKT ON 25.08.2022