PRESS WEATHER NO. 104 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 12 MAY 2020

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IS RISING. AN EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG TOMORROW MORNING.

AT 4 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
THE PHILIPPINES WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 10.6
DEGREES NORTH, 128.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL PART OF THE PHILIPPINES.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4, FORCE 5 LATER.
A FEW SHOWERS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 4, FORCE 5 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6
IN EAST AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 43 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 12.05.2020