PRESS WEATHER NO. 062 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 10.10.2020
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 A.M. ON 10 OCTOBER 2020
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANGCHUAN DAO. STRONG WINDS
IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG
KONG.
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:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.
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-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 10.10.2020