PRESS WEATHER NO. 230 - 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 8 OCTOBER 2023

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 8 P.M., TYPHOON KOINU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 21.7 DEGREES NORTH, 114.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST SLOWLY EDGING CLOSER TO
THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 10 TO 11, CYCLONIC FORCE 12 AT
FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH SEAS, PHENOMENAL AT FIRST.

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

SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 10 TO 11, UP TO FORCE 12 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 11.
FREQUENT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

CYCLONIC WINDS OF FORCE 8 TO 9, UP TO FORCE 10 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 8

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 12

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:46 HKT ON 08.10.2023