PRESS WEATHER NO. 084 - 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 13 NOVEMBER
2019

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

A COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN CHINA IS
MOVING SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
COASTAL AREAS OVERNIGHT.

AT NOON, TROPICAL DEPRESSION KALMAEGI WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 13.0 DEGREES NORTH, 128.6 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS LUZON.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST
FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7
TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST
FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING EAST
TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:31 HKT ON 13.11.2019