SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 25 OCTOBER 2020

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 3 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM SAUDEL WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 17.5 DEGREES NORTH, 110.4 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL PART OF
VIETNAM.
 
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
THE PHILIPPINES HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND
WAS NAMED MOLAVE.
 
AT 3 A.M., MOLAVE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 65
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 13.6
DEGREES NORTH, 127.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF THE CENTRAL PART OF THE PHILIPPINES.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

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

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, HIGH AT FIRST.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, UP TO FORCE 10 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 8. SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 7

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 8

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:37 HKT ON 25.10.2020