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 5:05 P.M. ON 4 SEPTEMBER
2024

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

TYPHOON YAGI HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON.
 
AT 5 P.M., YAGI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 155
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 19.2
DEGREES NORTH, 117.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

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

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10, UP TO FORCE 11 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 11 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 9 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 10 TO 11, BECOMING
CYCLONIC WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 12. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 4500 METRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:05 HKT ON 04.09.2024