PRESS WEATHER NO. 242 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:45 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 6:30 P.M. ON 13 OCTOBER 2021

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

TYPHOON KOMPASU HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM.
AT 6 P.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, 109.9 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS HAINAN ISLAND TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PART OF
VIETNAM.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING FORCE 6 TO 7.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING FORCE 6 TO 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 10 TO 11, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. FREQUENT HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 2500 METRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:37 HKT ON 13.10.2021