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 27 MARCH 2020

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI
AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHEASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS. BESIDES, A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS TOMORROW MORNING.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5
TO 6 LATER.
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER. VISIBILITY RATHER
LOW.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6
TO 7 LATER.
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5
TO 6 LATER.
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4
TO 5 LATER.
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

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

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:33 HKT ON 27.03.2020