PRESS WEATHER NO. 142 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:45 P.M. ON 5 JUNE 2021

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 TO 4.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES IN THUNDERSTORMS

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:45 HKT ON 05.06.2021