PRESS WEATHER NO. 159 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:55 HKT ON 22.10.2022
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:55 P.M. ON 22 OCTOBER 2022
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. BESIDES, A REPLENISHMENT OF THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED
TO REACH THE REGION TOMORROW NIGHT.
AT 10 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHEASTERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT
20.2 DEGREES NORTH, 118.8 DEGREES EAST, IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
A FEW SHOWERS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.
NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND 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 CALM
SHANTOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES IN RAIN
MACAU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:55 HKT ON 22.10.2022