PRESS WEATHER NO. 232 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11 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 11 P.M., TYPHOON NESAT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 145 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 18.9 DEGREES NORTH, 115.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
A FEW SHOWERS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 10.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH SEAS.

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-NORTHEAST FORCE 7

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:03 HKT ON 17.10.2022