PRESS WEATHER NO. 080 - 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 21 OCTOBER
2020

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT NOON, TROPICAL STORM SAUDEL WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 16.2 DEGREES NORTH, 118.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 9 TO 10, OCCASIONALLY
UP TO FORCE 11. OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 6

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST FORCE 4

XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 21.10.2020