SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 18 DECEMBER
2021

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AT 3 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON RAI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 165 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 10.9 DEGREES NORTH, 117.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

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, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 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 NORTH FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 18.12.2021