PRESS WEATHER NO. 085 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 28 OCTOBER
2017

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT NOON, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM SAOLA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 105 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED NEAR 26.5 DEGREES NORTH, 128.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 25
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE RYUKYU ISLANDS AND INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING
FORCE 8 .

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:26 HKT ON 28.10.2017