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PRESS WEATHER NO. 022 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(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 10 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. MEANWHILE, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.



NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY 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 NORTH FORCE 5 
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES



DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4



MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 10.10.2020

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