PRESS WEATHER NO. 060 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:45 A.M. ON 20 OCTOBER 2023

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE COLD FRONT IS MOVING SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. IT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
LATER TODAY.

AT 10 A.M., TROPICAL STORM SANBA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 21.1 DEGREES NORTH, 109.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING AND LINGER OVER THE VICINITY OF
BEIBU WAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE
6.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE
7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST
UP TO FORCE 7.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST
UP TO FORCE 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. OCCASIONAL HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN WEST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:52 HKT ON 20.10.2023