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 5:30 A.M. ON 7 OCTOBER 2021

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS BRINGING
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 8. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 9

MACAU              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 07.10.2021