PRESS WEATHER NO. 020 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 26 DECEMBER
2016

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.
 
SUPER TYPHOON NOCK-TEN HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON.

AT 3 A.M., NOCK-TEN WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
175 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 13.5
DEGREES NORTH, 122.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE PHILIPPINES.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
SOME HAZE.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7
LATER.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7
LATER.
MODERATE TO 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 EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 4400 METRES IN MIST

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 3900 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 26.12.2016