
PRESS WEATHER NO. 089 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:06 HKT ON 20.10.2022
(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 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 HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION.
AT 10 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO THE EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 20.6
DEGREES NORTH, 129.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY
OF LUZON STRAIT.
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION NESAT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 17.5 DEGREES NORTH, 108.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE 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 6
SHANTOU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
MACAU WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:06 HKT ON 20.10.2022
Ends/Thursday, October 20, 2022
Issued at HKT 10:06
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