SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 18 OCTOBER 2016

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 5 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON SARIKA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 155 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 18.4 DEGREES NORTH, 111.3 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS HAINAN.
 
BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE HAIMA WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY
AND MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE NORTHERN PART OF
LUZON IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND ENTER THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
SOME RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES.
ROUGH TO VERY 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 IN
SOUTH AT FIRST.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10, UP TO FORCE 12 IN SOUTH AT
FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY 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, BECOMING 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 3300 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 3500 METRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 2200 METRES IN SHOWERS

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 18.10.2016