PRESS WEATHER NO. 134 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 31 MARCH 2020

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO AND
SHANWEI. FOG IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
A FEW 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 AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4
TO 5.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7
IN EAST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 390 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 200 METRES IN FOG

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 7 P.M. ON 31
MARCH 2020 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 8:30
P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         1800 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    1800 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   2700 METRES
MA WAN                              3700 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       2700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  2700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        1800 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 31.03.2020