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 8 OCTOBER 2021

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA WAS NAMED LIONROCK. AT 3 A.M., LIONROCK WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 17.3 DEGREES NORTH, 110.8
DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND.
 
UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AND
LIONROCK, IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8. FREQUENT HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 8 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN MIST

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:39 HKT ON 08.10.2021