PRESS WEATHER NO. 090 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 9 OCTOBER 2023

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 5 A.M., TYPHOON KOINU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 21.7 DEGREES NORTH, 113.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR CROSSING THE WESTERN COAST OF GUANGDONG.

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 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO 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 SEAS, PHENOMENAL AT FIRST.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHWEST FORCE 11 TO 12, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 12.
FREQUENT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

CYCLONIC WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 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

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 1300 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 09.10.2023