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 7 NOVEMBER 2021

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG. BESIDES, A COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL CHINA IS
MOVING SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS FROM SUNDAY NIGHT TO MONDAY
MORNING.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE
7 LATER.
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW. A FEW RAIN PATCHES LATER.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, BECOMING
NORTH TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST UP
TO FORCE 8 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 07.11.2021