PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - 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 3 APRIL 2021

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHEASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS GENERALLY AFFECTING THE SOUTH
CHINA COASTAL WATERS. BESIDES, PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEASTERN
CHINA IS RISING. AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO
AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

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

NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, BECOMING EAST FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 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 WEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 03.04.2021