SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 6:30 A.M. ON 3 DECEMBER 2019

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

SUPER TYPHOON KAMMURI HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON.
 
AT 6 A.M., KAMMURI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
175 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 13.1
DEGREES NORTH, 122.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PART OF THE PHILIPPINES.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

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

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

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 6

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:30 HKT ON 03.12.2019