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 11:45 A.M. ON 2 SEPTEMBER
2022

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS AND NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT NOON, SEVERE TYPHOON HINNAMNOR WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 175 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 21.8 DEGREES NORTH, 125.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE SEAS
EAST OF TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

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

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5.
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 5

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:46 HKT ON 02.09.2022