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 3 SEPTEMBER
2022

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 3 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON HINNAMNOR WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 165 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 22.5 DEGREES NORTH, 124.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

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

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6
IN EAST AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:31 HKT ON 03.09.2022