PRESS WEATHER NO. 141 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11 A.M. ON 15 OCTOBER 2017

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

TYPHOON KHANUN HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON.
 
AT 11 A.M., KHANUN WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
155 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 20.1
DEGREES NORTH, 114.3 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. IT WILL
MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF LEIZHOU PENINSULA TO
HAINAN ISLAND.
 
UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF KHANUN AND THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTH
CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING EAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, UP TO FORCE 12 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS, PHENOMENAL AT FIRST.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 12, BECOMING SOUTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS, BECOMING HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO
FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
OF UP TO FORCE 10 IN WEST AT FIRST. HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 9 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN SHOWERS

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:00 HKT ON 15.10.2017