PRESS WEATHER NO. 062 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 29.10.2018
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 A.M. ON 29 OCTOBER 2018
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI. STRONG WINDS IN
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO.
WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.
AT 9 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON YUTU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 165 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 17.0 DEGREES NORTH, 126.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS LUZON.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, FORCE 8 TO 9
IN EAST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN EAST LATER.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTH FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 42 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3
MACAU WIND NORTH FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 29.10.2018