PRESS WEATHER NO. 026 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 3 OCTOBER 2024

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

SEVERE TYPHOON KRATHON HAS WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON.
 
AT 3 A.M., KRATHON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
145 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 22.2
DEGREES NORTH, 119.7 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHEAST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN PART OF TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, UP TO FORCE 10 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 7
IN EAST AT FIRST. SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 03.10.2024