SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 010

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

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 1:10 A.M. ON 17 DECEMBER
2021

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

PRESSURE IS RISING OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN
CHINA. AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING.

SUPER TYPHOON RAI HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON.
 
AT 1 A.M., RAI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 175
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 10.2
DEGREES NORTH, 122.7 DEGREES EAST, IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES
AND ENTER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE
7.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 8.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:10 HKT ON 17.12.2021