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 5:30 A.M. ON 6 SEPTEMBER
2024

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 5 A.M., SUPER TYPHOON YAGI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 220 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 19.2 DEGREES NORTH, 112.7 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA, MOVING IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY
OF LEIZHOU PENINSULA TO HAINAN ISLAND.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10, BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 11 TO 12, CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 12
AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE
11 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 7 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 9

MACAU              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 06.09.2024