SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 8:10 A.M. ON 17 NOVEMBER
2024

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

PRESSURE IS RISING OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN
CHINA. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS LATER TODAY.

AT 8 A.M., SUPER TYPHOON MAN-YI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 205 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 14.9 DEGREES NORTH, 123.0 DEGREES EAST, IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS LUZON.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 9 LATER.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING UP TO FORCE
10. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 1300 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 7:30 A.M. ON 17
NOVEMBER 2024 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER
9:10 A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         3700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    4600 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   9 KILOMETRES
MA WAN                              5000 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       5000 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  8 KILOMETRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  11 KILOMETRES
URMSTON ROAD                        4600 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:10 HKT ON 17.11.2024