SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:45 P.M. ON 15 NOVEMBER
2024

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

TYPHOON USAGI  HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM.
 
AT 4 P.M., USAGI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 110
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 21.3
DEGREES NORTH, 119.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
OCCASIONAL RAIN, VISIBILITY RATHER LOW.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 9 AT
FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, HIGH AT FIRST.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 9 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 1000 METRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2

XISHA              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 3 P.M. ON 15
NOVEMBER 2024 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER
4:45 P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         3700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   5000 METRES
MA WAN                              7 KILOMETRES
TATHONG POINT                       3700 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  2700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  7 KILOMETRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        7 KILOMETRES
URMSTON ROAD                        9 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:51 HKT ON 15.11.2024