SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 12 NOVEMBER
2017

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AT 3 A.M., TROPICAL STORM HAIKUI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 17.8 DEGREES NORTH, 113.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND WEAKEN
GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

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

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, FORCE 8 LATER.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH SEAS LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

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

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 12.11.2017