PRESS WEATHER NO. 062 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:45 HKT ON 21.10.2022
(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 21 OCTOBER 2022
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.
AT 10 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
LUZON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 20.4 DEGREES NORTH,
123.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE LUZON
STRAIT.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6
SHANTOU WIND SOUTH FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES
MACAU WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:45 HKT ON 21.10.2022