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PRESS WEATHER NO. 110 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:50 P.M. ON 14 OCTOBER 2022



WARNINGS:

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



WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.



TROPICAL DEPRESSION SONCA HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM.
 
AT 4 P.M., SONCA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 65
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 14.5
DEGREES NORTH, 111.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM.


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.



NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, FORCE 8 IN
EAST. SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 3



SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES



MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:50 HKT ON 14.10.2022

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