PRESS WEATHER NO. 200 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 26.08.2020
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, THURSDAY)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 26 AUGUST 2020
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN RAIN
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND WEST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 45 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 26.08.2020
Ends/Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Issued at HKT 23:30
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