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 9:50 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:

A COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION KIROGI HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM.
 
AT 10 A.M., KIROGI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 65
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 11.4
DEGREES NORTH, 114.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST OR 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, 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 EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 9 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 09:52 HKT ON 18.11.2017