PRESS WEATHER NO. 150 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 22 JANUARY
2020

WARNINGS:

FOG IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG IS BEING REPLACED BY A SOUTHEASTERLY AIRSTREAM
GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 LATER.
ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES. COASTAL FOG LATER.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTHEAST FORCE 4
TO 5.
COASTAL FOG LATER.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
COASTAL FOG LATER.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER. FOG PATCHES.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN MIST

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 22.01.2020