PRESS WEATHER NO. 036 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 28.03.2020
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 28 MARCH 2020
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI
AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG.
WEATHER SITUATION:
A COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF GUANGDONG IS MOVING
SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS THIS 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.
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. VISIBILITY RATHER LOW.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.
NAN'AO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6
TO 7.
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.
SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5
TO 6.
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST
FORCE 4 TO 5.
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
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-NORTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND WEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTH FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3
MACAU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 2300 METRES IN RAIN
XISHA WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 28.03.2020