Issue Time (HKT): 12:32 27/Jul/2008
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 27 JULY 2008
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AT NOON, TYPHOON FUNG-WONG WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 21.9 DEGREES NORTH, 124.4 DEGREES EAST, IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN
THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF TAIWAN.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
WEST FORCE 3 TO 4.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO:
NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SHANWEI:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST FORCE 4, UP TO FORCE 5 LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 TO 8
IN EAST. SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN EAST.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND WEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND WEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
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