PRESS WEATHER NO. 133 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:45 HKT ON 15.10.2021
(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 15 OCTOBER 2021
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN SHANGCHUAN DAO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG
KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG
KONG.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. MEANWHILE, PRESSURE IS RISING OVER CENTRAL CHINA, A
SURGE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL REACH THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS LATER TOMORROW.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, FORCE 8 LATER.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND WEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND EAST FORCE 6
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:45 HKT ON 15.10.2021