PRESS WEATHER NO. 142 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:45 P.M. ON 17 NOVEMBER
2024

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY.

AT 8 P.M., SEVERE TYPHOON MAN-YI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 175 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 16.4 DEGREES NORTH, 120.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25
KILOMETRES PER HOUR AND ENTER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 8.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING UP TO FORCE
10. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:45 HKT ON 17.11.2024