PRESS WEATHER NO. 196 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:45 P.M. ON 6 OCTOBER 2023

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 8 P.M., TYPHOON KOINU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 145 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 21.5 DEGREES NORTH, 116.3 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 11 LATER.
FREQUENT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 10 TO 11, UP TO FORCE 12 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH SEAS, PHENOMENAL AT FIRST.

SHANWEI:
CYCLONIC FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 12 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

CYCLONIC WINDS OF FORCE 10 TO 11, UP TO FORCE 12 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 5

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:50 HKT ON 06.10.2023