PRESS WEATHER NO. 082 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(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 23 FEBRUARY
2021

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM NOW AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
EASTERN GUANGDONG WILL REACH THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY LATER TODAY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

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, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 6.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 23.02.2021