PRESS WEATHER NO. 062 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:45 A.M. ON 15 DECEMBER
2021

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. BESIDES, TYPHOON RAI WILL INTENSIFY GRADUALLY. IT
WILL MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE PHILIPPINES AND ENTER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8
LATER.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:45 HKT ON 15.12.2021