PRESS WEATHER NO. 058 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 13 OCTOBER 2021

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 5 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KOMPASU WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 19.1 DEGREES NORTH, 113.9 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10, BECOMING EAST UP TO FORCE 10.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 10 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, HIGH AT FIRST.

SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 8 TO 9, UP TO FORCE 11 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS, VERY HIGH AT FIRST.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 10 TO 11, BECOMING EAST UP TO FORCE 11.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 10 TO 11, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO
FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY 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 NORTHEAST FORCE 10 
                   VISIBILITY 4400 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 9

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 6

XISHA              WIND WEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 2000 METRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 13.10.2021