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PRESS WEATHER NO. 110 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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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 2 NOVEMBER 2018



WARNINGS:

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



WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.



AT 10 A.M., TROPICAL STORM YUTU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 20.8 DEGREES NORTH, 116.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY, LINGER OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6.
A FEW SHOWERS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.



NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6. ISOLATED SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 4400 METRES IN RAIN



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4



MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:50 HKT ON 02.11.2018

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