PRESS WEATHER NO. 208 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, TUESDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 18 NOVEMBER
2024

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

AT 11 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MAN-YI WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 105 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 18.8 DEGREES NORTH, 115.9 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
SOME RAIN.
ROUGH SEAS.

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

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 10 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 35 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 4200 METRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 18.11.2024