PRESS WEATHER NO. 081 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 21 OCTOBER
2022

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT NOON, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IN THE VICINITY OF THE
LUZON STRAIT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 20.4
DEGREES NORTH, 123.7 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS 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.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
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 4

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 3100 METRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 21.10.2022