PRESS WEATHER NO. 095 - 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 30 MARCH 2020

WARNINGS:

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

NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
THERE WILL BE SOME RAIN AND FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
FOG PATCHES.
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

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 900 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 3300 METRES IN MIST

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 1200 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT NOON ON 30 MARCH
2020 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 1:30 P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         3700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   3700 METRES
MA WAN                              3700 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       3700 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  3700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  3700 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        4600 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        3700 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 30.03.2020