PRESS WEATHER NO. 139 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 P.M. ON 10 OCTOBER 2016

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 7 P.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION AERE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 21.3 DEGREES NORTH, 116.7 DEGREES EAST, IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHWEST SLOWLY AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY
OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, CYCLONIC FORCE 6 TO 7 IN
SOUTH.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8
LATER. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 2300 METRES IN SHOWERS

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 10.10.2016