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 2 OCTOBER 2023

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO AND
SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT NOON, TYPHOON KOINU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 145 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 19.5 DEGREES NORTH, 127.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
THE VICINITY OF THE LUZON STRAIT TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF
TAIWAN AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
ONE OR TWO SHOWERS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7 AT
FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHERLY WINDS OF
UP TO FORCE 8 IN EAST LATER. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 02.10.2023