PRESS WEATHER NO. 153 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 P.M. ON 31 DECEMBER
2019

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:

AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN AND MIST PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6
AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 8

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 3600 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 31.12.2019