PRESS WEATHER NO. 109 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 13 DECEMBER
2015

WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 4 P.M., TYPHOON MELOR WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
NEAR 12.3 DEGREES NORTH, 128.7 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
PHILIPPINES.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7, NORTH FORCE 6
TOMORROW.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING
NORTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 LATER.


LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 3
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:34 HKT ON 13.12.2015