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PRESS WEATHER NO. 134 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:45 A.M. ON 6 SEPTEMBER
2024



WARNINGS:

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



WEATHER SITUATION:


AT 10 A.M., SUPER TYPHOON YAGI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 230 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 19.2 DEGREES NORTH, 112.2 DEGREES EAST。 IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15
KILOMETRES PER HOUR MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HAINAN
ISLAND TO LEIZHOU PENINSULA.


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH SEAS.



NAN'AO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH SEAS AT FIRST.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 10 TO 11, CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 12
AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS, PHENOMENAL AT FIRST.


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 EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 7 
VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES IN RAIN



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 8



MACAU              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 4400 METRES IN SHOWERS



XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 
VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:46 HKT ON 06.09.2024

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