PRESS WEATHER NO. 046 - 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 6:30 A.M. ON 26 SEPTEMBER
2022

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

SEVERE TYPHOON NORU HAS WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON.
 
AT 6 A.M., NORU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 140
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 15.7
DEGREES NORTH, 119.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 8 LATER.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

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 EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:30 HKT ON 26.09.2022