SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 1 NOVEMBER 2022

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 3 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NALGAE WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 18.4 DEGREES NORTH, 116.3 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
A FEW SHOWERS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

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

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 7

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 4100 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 01.11.2022