PRESS WEATHER NO. 036 - 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 10 NOVEMBER
2024

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

SUPER TYPHOON YINXING HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON.
 
AT 3 A.M., YINXING WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
175 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 19.2
DEGREES NORTH, 113.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA, THEN TURNING TO MOVE SOUTHWESTWARDS AND WEAKEN
GRADUALLY.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM TORAJI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 15.1 DEGREES NORTH, 128.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF LUZON AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

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

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10, UP TO FORCE 12 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS, PHENOMENAL SEAS AT FIRST.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 10 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 NORTHEAST FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:33 HKT ON 10.11.2024