PRESS WEATHER NO. 152 - 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 2:20 P.M. ON 13 JUNE 2019

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING THUNDERY SHOWERS TO
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 4 LATER.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5
LATER.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING
SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5 LATER. OCCASIONAL SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND CALM

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:22 HKT ON 13.06.2019