PRESS WEATHER NO. 020 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 2 SEPTEMBER
2022

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 3 A.M., SUPER TYPHOON HINNAMNOR WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 195 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 21.2 DEGREES NORTH, 125.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING AND LINGERING OVER THE SEAS EAST
OF TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

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

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 3

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 02.09.2022