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 5 NOVEMBER
2020

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT NOON, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM ATSANI WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 105 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 20.0 DEGREES NORTH, 126.2 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS THE LUZON STRAIT. 
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM GONI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 14.3 DEGREES NORTH, 111.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING
CYCLONIC WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 11 LATER. FREQUENT 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 FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 05.11.2020