PRESS WEATHER NO. 089 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 20.10.2019
(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 20 OCTOBER
2019
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI
AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG.
WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.
AT NOON, TYPHOON NEOGURI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 23.9 DEGREES NORTH, 128.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
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 EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5
MACAU WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 20.10.2019