
PRESS WEATHER NO. 119 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:37 HKT ON 04.10.2023
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:45 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 4 OCTOBER 2023
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. STRONG WINDS IN SHANWEI.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AT 4 P.M., SEVERE TYPHOON KOINU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 175 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 22.1 DEGREES NORTH, 122.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF TAIWAN.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4, FORCE 5 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 9 LATER.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.
SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING
CYCLONIC WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 12 IN EAST. FREQUENT HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3
SHANTOU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND WEST FORCE 3
MACAU WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:37 HKT ON 04.10.2023
Ends/Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Issued at HKT 16:37
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