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 20 OCTOBER
2023

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE COLD FRONT IS MOVING SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. IT IS
EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS THIS
AFTERNOON.

AT NOON, TROPICAL STORM SANBA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 21.0 DEGREES NORTH, 109.7 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE SOUTH SLOWLY, LINGER OVER THE VICINITY OF LEIZHOU
PENINSULA AND BEIBU WAN AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE
7.
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 NORTHEAST FORCE 3

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:39 HKT ON 20.10.2023