PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 13 OCTOBER
2020

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT NOON, TROPICAL STORM NANGKA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 18.5 DEGREES NORTH, 111.7 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF HAINAN
ISLAND AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING SOUTHEAST FORCE 8
TO 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, HIGH AT FIRST.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 10 AT
FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 8 TO 9. HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 9 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 10

MACAU              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 2500 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:32 HKT ON 13.10.2020