PRESS WEATHER NO. 078 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10 A.M. ON 20 DECEMBER 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 WINTER MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

AT 10 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SOUTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT
10.8 DEGREES NORTH, 115.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF SOUTHERN VIETNAM.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO 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 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 5

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 8 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:00 HKT ON 20.12.2020