PRESS WEATHER NO. 069 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 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 9 A.M., TYPHOON MOLAVE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 13.1 DEGREES NORTH, 120.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO 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 NORTHEAST FORCE 5

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 26.10.2020