PRESS WEATHER NO. 028 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 04.10.2024
(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 4 OCTOBER 2024
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.
WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.
TROPICAL STORM KRATHON HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION.
AT 3 A.M., KRATHON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 22.8
DEGREES NORTH, 120.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO BE
SLOW-MOVING, LINGERING OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF TAIWAN AND
DISSIPATING GRADUALLY.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.
SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 IN EAST
AT FIRST. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTH FORCE 4
VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 04.10.2024