PRESS WEATHER NO. 146 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:45 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 19 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 SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 4 P.M., TROPICAL STORM MAN-YI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 18.8 DEGREES NORTH, 112.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
TOWARDS THE VICINITY SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
OCCASIONAL RAIN.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
FREQUENT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN WEST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 19.11.2024