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 8 A.M. ON 6 NOVEMBER 2020

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 8 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM ATSANI WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 105 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 20.9 DEGREES NORTH, 121.9 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15
KILOMETRES PER HOUR CROSSING THE LUZON STRAIT.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION GONI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 14.0 DEGREES NORTH, 109.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 12
LATER.
FREQUENT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL LATER.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 8
LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF  UP TO FORCE 5 TO 6,
CYCLONIC WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 11 IN EAST AT FIRST.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 2

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:00 HKT ON 06.11.2020