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 9:35 P.M. ON 31 OCTOBER 2024

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

SEVERE TYPHOON KONG-REY HAS WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON.
 
AT 9 P.M., KONG-REY WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
140 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 24.1
DEGREES NORTH, 120.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS TAIWAN STRAIT, THEN EDGE CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF
FUJIAN TO ZHEJIANG AND WEAKEN SIGNIFICANTLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 8 TO 9, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 10 AT
FIRST.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:35 HKT ON 31.10.2024