SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 29 OCTOBER 2018

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 NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

SUPER TYPHOON YUTU HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON.
 
AT 3 A.M., YUTU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 175
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.4
DEGREES NORTH, 126.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
LUZON.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, FORCE 8 IN
EAST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
EAST LATER.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 39 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 29.10.2018