SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 1 A.M. ON 3 SEPTEMBER 2023

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 1 A.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION SAOLA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 21.4 DEGREES NORTH, 110.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG AND CONTINUE TO
WEAKEN.
 
MEANWHILE, TYPHOON HAIKUI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 145 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 22.5 DEGREES NORTH, 123.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
FREQUENT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 11 IN EAST
LATER. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
EAST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:00 HKT ON 03.09.2023