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 15 NOVEMBER
2024

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 3 A.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION TORAJI WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 21.1 DEGREES NORTH, 113.1 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST SLOWLY
ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY AND
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN.
 
SEVERE TYPHOON USAGI HAS WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON.
 
AT 3 A.M.,  USAGI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 145
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 19.2
DEGREES NORTH, 121.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
VICINITY OF LUZON STRAIT.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
CYCLONIC FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 6 LATER.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, NORTHERLY WINDS OF UP
TO FORCE 8 IN EAST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 3100 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 35 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:36 HKT ON 15.11.2024