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PRESS WEATHER NO. 094 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 16 APRIL 2019



WARNINGS:

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



WEATHER SITUATION:

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6 AT
FIRST.
SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.



NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTH
TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. ISOLATED SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 3500 METRES



SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 4200 METRES IN RAIN



DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 900 METRES IN THUNDERSTORMS



XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 16.04.2019

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