PRESS WEATHER NO. 034 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 5 OCTOBER 2020

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI. STRONG WINDS IN
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. BESIDES, THE COLD FRONT OVER INLAND GUANGDONG IS
MOVING SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG THIS MORNING.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 8.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 8.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 7.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 05.10.2020