Tropical Storm Pakhar sped across the South China Sea and made landfall on the coast of China near Macau.  At 11:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday the center of Tropical Storm Pakhar was located at latitude 22.3°N and longitude 112.7°E which put it about 60 miles (95 km) southwest of Hong Kong.  Pakhar was moving toward the northwest at 27 m.p.h. (43 km/h).  The maximum sustained wind speed was 65 m.p.h. (105 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 80 m.p.h. (130 km/h).  The minimum surface pressure was 987 mb.

Tropical Storm Pakhar will bring gusty winds and locally heavy rain as it quickly moves inland over southern China.  The wind and rain will hinder the efforts in the area to recover from Typhoon Hato.  Fortunately, Tropical Storm Pakhar is a fairly small storm.  Winds to tropical storm force only extend out about 80 miles (130 km) from the center of circulation.  The small size of Pakhar and its rapid rate of movement will limit the impact of the tropical storm.  Tropical Storm Pakhar should spin down fairly quickly as it rapidly moves inland.