SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3 A.M. ON 10 NOVEMBER 2020

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 3 A.M., TROPICAL STORM ETAU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 12.2 DEGREES NORTH, 110.7 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN PART OF VIETNAM.
 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION VAMCO HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM. AT 3 A.M., VAMCO WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT
12.5 DEGREES NORTH, 129.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 6

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:00 HKT ON 10.11.2020