PRESS WEATHER NO. 022 - 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 27 DECEMBER
2016

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AT 3 A.M., TYPHOON NOCK-TEN WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 14.7 DEGREES NORTH, 117.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY UP TO FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 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 5 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 27.12.2016