PRESS WEATHER NO. 058 - 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 17 OCTOBER 2022

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 6 A.M., TYPHOON NESAT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 19.8 DEGREES NORTH, 117.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST 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 6 TO 7.
ONE OR TWO SHOWERS.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 10 TO 11, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING FORCE 8 TO 9.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7, FORCE 8 TO 9 LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

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

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 6

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 11 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:30 HKT ON 17.10.2022