SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 15 NOVEMBER
2020

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

TROPICAL STORM VAMCO HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION.
 
AT 11 P.M., VAMCO WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 18.3
DEGREES NORTH, 105.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS INDO-CHINA AND
DISSIPATE.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS
OF UP TO FORCE 6 AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 15.11.2020