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Weather Information for South China Coastal Waters Updated at 16:30 HKT 22/May/2012

Printable SCCW Report

Warning :

Strong winds in all areas.

Weather Situation :

An easterly airstream is affecting the coastal waters of Guangdong. Meanwhile, a trough of low pressure is lingering over the northern part of the South China Sea.

  Outlook for the next 48 hours     Coastal Stations Reports 
South of Hong Kong ShangChuan Dao Shanwei Nan'ao
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Track and Positions of Tropical Cyclone

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Tropical Cyclone Track Information

  There is currently no tropical cyclone located within the area bounded by 7-36N and 100-140E.
 

  Legend

    Tropical Depression Low Pressure Area or Extratropical Low
    Tropical Storm The colors of the symbols below will change with the
classifications of the tropical cyclone :
    Severe Tropical Storm
    Typhoon Analysed position
    Severe Typhoon Forecast position
    Super Typhoon Past track
      Forecast track


  Notes

 
  • Only tropical cyclones located within the area bounded by 7-36N and 100-140E will be shown on this website. The past tropical cyclone track and analysed positions may be updated when additional data is received:

    1. When Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 1 or above is in force, the hourly analysed tropical cyclone position will be shown.

    2. When the tropical cyclone is within the area bounded by 10-30N and 105-125E, the tropical cyclone track is updated eight times a day at 0:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30, 12:30, 15:30, 18:30 and 21:30 HKT, about one and a half hours after the time of observation.

    3. When the tropical cyclone is beyond the area bounded by 10-30N and 105-125E but within the area bounded by 7-36N and 100-140E, the tropical cyclone track is updated twice a day at noon and midnight about four hours after the time of observation.

  • The uncertainties, based on average errors, of the latest analysed position and forecast positions are represented by yellow circles on the map and are of the order of:

    Analysed position30 km
    24-hour forecast position150 km
    48-hour forecast position250 km
    72-hour forecast position350 km


  • Short-term erratic departures of the tropical cyclone from the general direction of movement may occur from time to time. These departures are partly due to uncertainties in locating the centre of the tropical cyclone, and partly due to actual short-term variations in the direction and speed of movement of the tropical cyclone itself.

  • The background geographical information in this page comes from Google Maps and the usage is subject to Google's Terms of Use. The downloading speed depends on the responsiveness of its servers and sometimes it may take a longer time to complete the download. In that case, user can consider using the fixed-area map version to view the tropical cyclone track directly.

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