PRESS WEATHER NO. 072 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

**************************************************

SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 A.M. ON 30 MARCH 2020

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
THERE WILL BE SOME RAIN. VISIBILITY RATHER LOW IN SOME
AREAS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST
TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

--------------------------------------------------------

WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 1600 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 3000 METRES IN MIST

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 700 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 30.03.2020