PRESS WEATHER NO. 024 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 1 NOVEMBER 2024

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

TYPHOON KONG-REY HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM.
 
AT 3 A.M., KONG-REY WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
105 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 25.3
DEGREES NORTH, 120.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
TAIWAN STRAIT, EDGING CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF FUJIAN TO
ZHEJIANG AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, HIGH AT FIRST.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
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 3 
                   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-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:31 HKT ON 01.11.2024