PRESS WEATHER NO. 131 - 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 25 JANUARY 2020

WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:
A COLD FRONT IS MOVING SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY AND IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE ACROSS THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TOMORROW MORNING.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6.
OCCASIONAL RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7,
BECOMING NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTHERLY 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 EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6 
VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 4800 METRES IN RAIN

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 25.01.2020

Ends/Saturday, January 25, 2020
Issued at HKT 19:30

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