PRESS WEATHER NO. 152 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, TUESDAY)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 23 DECEMBER 2019
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG. BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM PHANFONE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES, ENTERING THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN WEAKEN GRADUALLY. THE ASSOCIATED RAINBANDS WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DURING THE WEEKEND TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI: EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 LATER.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5  VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1  VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3  VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 5
MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2  VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES
XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2  VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:46 HKT ON 24.12.2019