SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 8 A.M. ON 11 APRIL 2020

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN SHANGCHUAN DAO. 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 SOUTHERN CHINA IS
MOVING SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS AT NIGHT.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE
7.
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE
7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 6 TO
7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 4800 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 3900 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:00 HKT ON 11.04.2020