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 5:30 A.M. ON 18 NOVEMBER
2017

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE COLD FRONT OVER NORTHERN GUANGDONG IS MOVING SOUTHWARDS
GRADUALLY. THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL REACH THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS TODAY.

AT 5 A.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR
10.8 DEGREES NORTH, 115.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF SOUTHERN VIETNAM.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 6.
VISIBILITY RATHER LOW IN SOME AREAS IN THE MORNING, A FEW
RAIN PATCHES LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO:
EAST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH.

SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, FORCE 8 IN
EAST. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN MIST

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND CALM

MACAU              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND CALM.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTH FORCE 2.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTH FORCE 2.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE TO 1.5
METRES DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
SWELL OF UP TO 0.5 METRE CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 25 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 1.8 METRES
AT 9:55 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 1.2 METRES
AT 2:43 P.M. TODAY.
THOSE WHO ARE AT SEA ARE REMINDED THAT TROPICAL CYCLONE
WARNINGS FOR SHIPPING ARE BEING ISSUED AND A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION EXISTS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA. THEY ARE ADVISED TO LISTEN TO THE RADIOS FOR WEATHER
INFORMATION.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 18.11.2017