PRESS WEATHER NO. 032 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 5:30 A.M. ON 21 APRIL 2020

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
EASTERN GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4.
MIST PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS UP TO FORCE 7. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 260 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 21.04.2020