SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 17 OCTOBER 2016

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 4 P.M., TYPHOON SARIKA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 145 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 17.5 DEGREES NORTH, 112.8 DEGREES EAST, IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND
INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
HEAVY RAIN WITH SQUALLS.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 IN SOUTH.
FREQUENT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10, UP TO FORCE 11 IN SOUTH.
FREQUENT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8
TO 9 IN WEST AT FIRST, NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF
FORCE 8 TO 9 IN EAST LATER. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 1400 METRES IN SHOWERS

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:36 HKT ON 17.10.2016