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 3 P.M. ON 9 OCTOBER 2021

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 3 P.M., TROPICAL STORM LIONROCK WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 19.7 DEGREES NORTH, 109.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY ACROSS HAINAN
ISLAND AND INTO BEIBU WAN.
 
UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF LIONROCK AND THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON, IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM KOMPASU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 14.5 DEGREES NORTH, 130.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE LUZON STRAIT IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY 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 TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 10 LATER. FREQUENT HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 3600 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 9

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN MIST

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:08 HKT ON 09.10.2021