PRESS WEATHER NO. 130 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 8:20 A.M. ON 9 OCTOBER 2023

WARNINGS:

STORM FORCE WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SOUTH OF
HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO. STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND
SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 8 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KOINU WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 105 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 21.7 DEGREES NORTH, 113.2 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST AT
ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR CROSSING THE WESTERN COAST OF
GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, FORCE 10 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH SEAS, HIGH AT FIRST.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 8 TO 9, UP TO FORCE 10 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH SEAS, HIGH AT FIRST.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, CYCLONIC FORCE 10 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH SEAS, HIGH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

CYCLONIC WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT 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 EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 900 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 8 A.M. ON 9
OCTOBER 2023 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 9:20
A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         3700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    1800 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   1800 METRES
MA WAN                              1800 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       1800 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:20 HKT ON 09.10.2023