PRESS WEATHER NO. 020 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 09.10.2020
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 9 OCTOBER 2020
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTH FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 5
MACAU WIND NORTH FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN RAIN
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 09.10.2020