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 5:30 A.M. ON 20 OCTOBER 2022

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF
THE PHILIPPINES IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.

AT 5 A.M., TROPICAL STORM NESAT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 17.3 DEGREES NORTH, 108.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE VICINITY
OF BEIBU WAN AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.

NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 7. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 7

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 20.10.2022