PRESS WEATHER NO. 136 - 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 7:30 P.M. ON 22 MARCH 2019

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. BESIDES, A COLD FRONT OVER INLAND AND THE EASTERN
PARTS OF GUANGDONG IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE VICINITY
OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY TONIGHT.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 8. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 22.03.2019