PRESS WEATHER NO. 155 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 23 JANUARY
2022

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

PRESSURE IS RISING OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF GUANGDONG, THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTAL WATERS
OF GUANGDONG IN THE MORNING.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 6 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 1

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 23.01.2022