SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 6:45 A.M. ON 5 SEPTEMBER
2024

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 7 A.M., SUPER TYPHOON YAGI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 205 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 19.1 DEGREES NORTH, 115.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 9 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, UP TO FORCE 10 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 10 TO 11, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 10 TO 11, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 12 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 10 TO 11, CYCLONIC
WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 12 AT FIRST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:46 HKT ON 05.09.2024