PRESS WEATHER NO. 198 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 15 OCTOBER 2017

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 4 P.M., SEVERE TYPHOON KHANUN WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 155 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 20.6 DEGREES NORTH, 113.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF LEIZHOU PENINSULA TO HAINAN ISLAND.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING EAST UP TO FORCE 8.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 10 AT
FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS.

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
CYCLONIC FORCE 12, BECOMING SOUTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 8 WITH GUSTS TO FORCE 10 
                   VISIBILITY 2400 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 1400 METRES IN SHOWERS

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

XISHA              WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:31 HKT ON 15.10.2017