PRESS WEATHER NO. 176 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, TUESDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 30 AUGUST 2021

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

UNSETTLED WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES IS
AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 3

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 30.08.2021