PRESS WEATHER NO. 050 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 8 A.M. ON 28 JANUARY 2021

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:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST
UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8
IN EAST AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 4900 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:00 HKT ON 28.01.2021