PRESS WEATHER NO. 154 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:45 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 17 OCTOBER 2022

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 4 P.M., TYPHOON NESAT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 19.3 DEGREES NORTH, 115.9 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 TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, FORCE 8 LATER.
A FEW SHOWERS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

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

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 10.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 10 LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

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

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 7

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES IN DRIZZLE

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 17.10.2022