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 9:30 A.M. ON 18 NOVEMBER
2017

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

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

AT 9 A.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION KIROGI WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 11.3 DEGREES NORTH, 114.2 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:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, NORTH FORCE 4 AT FIRST.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
ROUGH SEAS, MODERATE AT FIRST.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, NORTHEAST FORCE 4 AT FIRST.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS, MODERATE AT FIRST.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, NORTHEAST FORCE 4 AT FIRST.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, MODERATE AT FIRST.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4
AT FIRST.
ROUGH SEAS, MODERATE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

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

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 4300 METRES IN MIST

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 2600 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:34 HKT ON 18.11.2017