SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:45 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 4 SEPTEMBER
2023

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 4 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM HAIKUI WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 23.2 DEGREES NORTH, 119.2 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE TAIWAN STRAIT.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 9 TO 10, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO
FORCE 11.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH.

SHANWEI:
NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8
IN EAST AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:31 HKT ON 04.09.2023