PRESS WEATHER NO. 061 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 8:10 A.M. ON 12 NOVEMBER
2017

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

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

AT 8 A.M., TROPICAL STORM HAIKUI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 17.7 DEGREES NORTH, 113.1 DEGREES EAST, IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

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

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:10 HKT ON 12.11.2017