PRESS WEATHER NO. 165 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, SUNDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 23 JANUARY
2021

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI
AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:

PRESSURE OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IS RISING. A
SURGE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG ON SUNDAY MORNING.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7
IN EAST AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 4500 METRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 23.01.2021