PRESS WEATHER NO. 229 - 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 7 OCTOBER 2023

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 8 P.M., SEVERE TYPHOON KOINU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 155 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 21.2 DEGREES NORTH, 115.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 9 TO 10, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 11.
FREQUENT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH.

NAN'AO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 11 TO 12, CYCLONIC FORCE 12 AT
FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 11 TO 12, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO
FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY 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 FORCE 7

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:46 HKT ON 07.10.2023