PRESS WEATHER NO. 020 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 25 APRIL 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 COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 LATER.
A FEW SHOWERS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

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

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 25.04.2021