
PRESS WEATHER NO. 010 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:31 HKT ON 28.11.2016
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 1:25 A.M. ON 28 NOVEMBER
2016
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM TOKAGE HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM. AT 1 A.M., TOKAGE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT
16.7 DEGREES NORTH, 118.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE SLOWLY AT FIRST, AND MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST LATER AT
ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTH FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND CALM
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5
MACAU WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN MIST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:31 HKT ON 28.11.2016
Ends/Monday, November 28, 2016
Issued at HKT 1:31
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