PRESS WEATHER NO. 100 - 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 10:45 A.M. ON 26 OCTOBER
2024

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM TRAMI HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON.
 
AT 11 A.M., TRAMI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 120
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 17.2
DEGREES NORTH, 112.9 DEGREES EAST, IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, AND GRADUALLY
TOWARDS THE SEAS SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING EAST UP TO FORCE 7.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, HIGH AT FIRST.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9
AT FIRST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 900 METRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:46 HKT ON 26.10.2024