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PRESS WEATHER NO. 103 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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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 30 OCTOBER 2018



WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG.
STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS AND SHANGCHUAN
DAO.



WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.



AT 4 P.M., TYPHOON YUTU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
NEAR 16.7 DEGREES NORTH, 120.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
ROUGH SEAS.



NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

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 7 TO 8, BECOMING
CYCLONIC WINDS OF FORCE 10 IN EAST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES



DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4



MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 30.10.2018

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