PRESS WEATHER NO. 122 - 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 2 OCTOBER 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.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 02.10.2020