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 10 P.M. ON 15 OCTOBER 2016

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

TYPHOON SARIKA HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON.
 
AT 10 P.M., SARIKA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
155 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 15.3
DEGREES NORTH, 122.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
LUZON.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 8. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN HAZE

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:00 HKT ON 15.10.2016