PRESS WEATHER NO. 057 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:45 A.M. ON 6 MARCH 2021

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS. FOG IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHEASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST
UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
A FEW SHOWERS, COASTAL FOG AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 6 LATER.
FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 LATER.
FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 LATER.
FOG PATCHES, ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

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

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 2500 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 1600 METRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 7 A.M. ON 6 MARCH
2021 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 8:45 A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         3700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   3700 METRES
MA WAN                              4600 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       2700 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  5000 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  5000 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        4600 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:48 HKT ON 06.03.2021