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 4 P.M. ON 2 NOVEMBER 2022

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 4 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NALGAE WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 21.3 DEGREES NORTH, 115.0 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10
KILOMETRES PER HOUR EDGING CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF THE
PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO
FORCE 10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH.

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

SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, FORCE 10 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
CYCLONIC FORCE 8 TO 9, FORCE 10 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
OCCASIONAL 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 EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN RAIN

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:01 HKT ON 02.11.2022