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 7 P.M. ON 9 NOVEMBER 2024

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

AT 7 P.M., SUPER TYPHOON YINXING WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 185 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 19.1 DEGREES NORTH, 113.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 11 TO 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 10 TO 11, BECOMING EAST UP TO
FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 12 IN WEST
AT FIRST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 8

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:00 HKT ON 09.11.2024