PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, SATURDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 4 OCTOBER 2019

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS BRINGING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. ISOLATED
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 49 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 04.10.2019