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PRESS WEATHER NO. 130 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 2 NOVEMBER
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.



TROPICAL STORM YUTU HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION.
 
AT NOON, YUTU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 20.8
DEGREES NORTH, 116.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
SLOWLY, LINGER OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA AND DISSIPATE 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.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
CYCLONIC FORCE 6 TO 7.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN RAIN



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 4



MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 02.11.2018

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