PRESS WEATHER NO. 036 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 26 OCTOBER 2020

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 5 A.M., TYPHOON MOLAVE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 13.2 DEGREES NORTH, 121.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE PHILIPPINES.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

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

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND EAST FORCE 3 WITH GUSTS TO FORCE 5.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND EAST FORCE 4.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 1.0 METRE TO 2.0
METRES DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
SWELL OF UP TO 2.0 METRES CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 25 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 1.9 METRES
AT 8:04 P.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.9 METRE
AT 12:35 P.M. TODAY.
THOSE WHO ARE AT SEA ARE REMINDED THAT TROPICAL CYCLONE
WARNINGS FOR SHIPPING ARE BEING ISSUED AND A TYPHOON EXISTS
IN PHILIPPINES. THEY ARE ADVISED TO LISTEN TO THE RADIOS
FOR WEATHER INFORMATION.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 26.10.2020