PRESS WEATHER NO. 144 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 P.M. ON 30 OCTOBER 2024

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 9 P.M., SUPER TYPHOON KONG-REY WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 195 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 20.5 DEGREES NORTH, 123.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF
TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO
FORCE 10 LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO
FORCE 7 LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 10 IN EAST AT
FIRST. SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:31 HKT ON 30.10.2024