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 31 MAY 2023

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 3 A.M., TYPHOON MAWAR WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 21.3 DEGREES NORTH, 124.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH SLOWLY IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF SEAS EAST
OF TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 3 TO 4.
A FEW SHOWERS. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS AT
FIRST. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 7
IN EAST AT FIRST. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

--------------------------------------------------------

WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 31.05.2023