PRESS WEATHER NO. 066 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:45 A.M. ON 8 NOVEMBER 2024

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 10 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON YINXING WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 165 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 18.3 DEGREES NORTH, 119.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
A FEW SHOWERS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH.

SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 9 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 9 TO 10, BECOMING UP TO FORCE
12. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND 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 WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:45 HKT ON 08.11.2024