PRESS WEATHER NO. 128 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
**************************************************

SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 P.M. ON 17 OCTOBER 2020

WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
--------------------------------------------------------

WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 6 
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 8

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 1700 METRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 17.10.2020

Ends/Saturday, October 17, 2020
Issued at HKT 19:30

NNNN