PRESS WEATHER NO. 176 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, TUESDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 11 OCTOBER
2021

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 11 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KOMPASU WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 18.8 DEGREES NORTH, 121.2 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE LUZON STRAIT AND ENTER
THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING FORCE 8.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 11.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 10.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 10 TO 11, BECOMING
CYCLONIC WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 12 IN WEST. FREQUENT HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 8

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 9 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3

XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:37 HKT ON 11.10.2021