SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:45 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:10 P.M. ON 22 FEBRUARY
2021

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 5 P.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION DUJUAN WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 13.5 DEGREES NORTH, 123.5 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
PHILIPPINES AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

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

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

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

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 7
IN EAST AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND VARIABLE FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:10 HKT ON 22.02.2021