PRESS WEATHER NO. 157 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, MONDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 17 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:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. BESIDES, A COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL CHINA IS MOVING
SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS TOMORROW NIGHT.

AT 11 P.M., TROPICAL STORM KALMAEGI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 17.0 DEGREES NORTH, 123.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS LUZON.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5,
OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH LATER.

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

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5
TO 6, OCCASIONALLY UP TO FORCE 7.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST
FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY UP TO FORCE 7.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:40 HKT ON 17.11.2019