PRESS WEATHER NO. 089 - 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 30 OCTOBER
2022

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT NOON, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NALGAE WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 16.1 DEGREES NORTH, 118.5 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT FIRST AND THEN TURN
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
NORTHERN 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.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, FORCE 10 LATER.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, FORCE 8 LATER.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 9 TO 10, BECOMING
CYCLONIC WINDS OF FORCE 11 LATER. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 30.10.2022