PRESS WEATHER NO. 084 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 13 MARCH 2020

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS. FOG IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A WARM AND HUMID SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH
CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING NORTH TO
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER.
A FEW SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 5
TO 6 LATER, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 5
TO 6 LATER.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 7 IN EAST AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 250 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 3900 METRES IN MIST

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 1100 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT NOON ON 13 MARCH
2020 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 1:30 P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         1800 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    5000 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   5000 METRES
MA WAN                              5000 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       1800 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  180 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        7 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 13.03.2020