PRESS WEATHER NO. 089 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 6 NOVEMBER
2020

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT NOON, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM ATSANI WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 105 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 21.3 DEGREES NORTH, 121.3 DEGREES
EAST, IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA.
 
BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION GONI HAS WEAKENED INTO AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 11
LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 8
LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 6 TO 7,
CYCLONIC WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 10 IN EAST AT FIRST.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 06.11.2020