PRESS WEATHER NO. 018 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
**************************************************
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:00 HKT ON 01.11.2017
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 2 A.M. ON 1 NOVEMBER 2017
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.
BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE PHILIPPINES HAS
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. AT 2 A.M., THE
TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR
11.1 DEGREES NORTH, 121.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
--------------------------------------------------------
WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST FORCE 6
MACAU WIND EAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:00 HKT ON 01.11.2017