PRESS WEATHER NO. 087 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 16.01.2021
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 16 JANUARY
2021
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:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 8.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST FORCE 5
MACAU WIND EAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 16.01.2021