Bulletin updated at 12:33 HKT
20/
Aug
/2008
South China Coastal Waters
WARNINGS:STORM FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. GALE FORCE WINDS IN SHANWEI. STRONG WINDS IN SOUTH OF HONG KONG.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AT NOON, TYPHOON NURI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 150 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 18.8 DEGREES NORTH, 121.5 DEGREES EAST, IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE LUZON STRAIT AND MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTH CHINA COAST. AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 3, FORCE 4 TO 5 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
SLIGHT SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE SEAS. NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 10 TO 11 LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS. SHANWEI:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5, FORCE 8 TO 9 LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS. SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS. SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4, UP TO FORCE 5 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS. OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, CYCLONIC WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 12 IN EAST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST. LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS: WAGLAN ISLAND
WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES SHANTOU
WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES DONGSHA
WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES MACAU
WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES XISHA
WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
