
PRESS WEATHER NO. 152 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:32 HKT ON 17.08.2020
(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 17 AUGUST 2020
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI
AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.
BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR LUZON WILL FURTHER
DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS, AND EDGE CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF THE COAST OF
WESTERN GUANGDONG TO HAINAN ISLAND GRADUALLY. IT WILL BRING
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 8. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN RAIN
MACAU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:32 HKT ON 17.08.2020
Ends/Monday, August 17, 2020
Issued at HKT 16:32
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