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 16 OCTOBER 2022

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NESAT HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON.
 
AT 4 P.M., NESAT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 120
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 19.7
DEGREES NORTH, 119.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, UP TO FORCE 11 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 11 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 9 LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 9 TO 10, OCCASIONALLY FORCE
11. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:50 HKT ON 16.10.2022