SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 22 NOVEMBER
2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FUNG-WONG HAS WEAKENED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM.
 
AT 4 P.M., FUNG-WONG WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 23.9
DEGREES NORTH, 125.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE EAST CHINA SEA AND WEAKEN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 TO 7
LATER.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 36 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 22.11.2019