PRESS WEATHER NO. 014 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 1:45 A.M. ON 24 DECEMBER
2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

AT 2 A.M., TROPICAL STORM PHANFONE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 10.7 DEGREES NORTH, 129.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE PHILIPPINES.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH
TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8 LATER.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:45 HKT ON 24.12.2019