SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:45 A.M. ON 18 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 10 A.M., TYPHOON NESAT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 145 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 18.3 DEGREES NORTH, 113.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE SEAS SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
OCCASIONAL RAIN.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 10.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 8 TO 9. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 6

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 3500 METRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:46 HKT ON 18.10.2022