PRESS WEATHER NO. 159 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 P.M. ON 25 SEPTEMBER
2022

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

SUPER TYPHOON NORU HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON.
 
AT 9 P.M., NORU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 175
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 15.3
DEGREES NORTH, 121.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS LUZON AND ENTER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 10
IN WEST LATER. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:31 HKT ON 25.09.2022