SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(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 28 SEPTEMBER
2024

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
EASTERN GUANGDONG.

AT 4 P.M., TROPICAL STORM KRATHON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 18.7 DEGREES NORTH, 125.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS SLOWLY, LINGERING OVER
THE EAST OF LUZON STRAIT AND INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 4.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

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

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 4.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4, BECOMING EAST UP TO FORCE 4.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7
IN EAST, BECOMING NORTHERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

XISHA              WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:33 HKT ON 28.09.2024