PRESS WEATHER NO. 150 - 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 10 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 AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY OVERNIGHT.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES WAS NAMED VONGFONG. AT 10 P.M., VONGFONG WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 11.0 DEGREES NORTH, 128.4
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. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS.
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 SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND CALM

MACAU              WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:00 HKT ON 12.05.2020