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 8 OCTOBER 2023

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT NOON, TYPHOON KOINU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 145 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 21.5 DEGREES NORTH, 114.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST SLOWLY EDGING CLOSER TO THE
PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 12, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE
11 TO 12 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 9 TO 10, FORCE 11 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH SEAS, VERY HIGH AT FIRST.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 11 TO 12, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE
12 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 12
LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

CYCLONIC WINDS OF FORCE 9 TO 10, UP TO FORCE 11 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 9

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:31 HKT ON 08.10.2023