SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 0:30 A.M. ON 23 OCTOBER 2018

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A WEAK NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTH
CHINA COASTAL WATERS IN THE MORNING.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 6.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:37 HKT ON 23.10.2018