SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 13 NOVEMBER
2019

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

A COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL AFFECT THE
REGION.

AT 11 P.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION KALMAEGI WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 13.2 DEGREES NORTH, 127.7 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS LUZON.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

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

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8
IN EAST AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 13.11.2019