SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:45 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 21 OCTOBER 2024

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST
OF THE PHILIPPINES IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE
REGION.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SOME HAZE.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 IN EAST
LATER. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 32 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:36 HKT ON 21.10.2024