PRESS WEATHER NO. 095 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 5 FEBRUARY
2022

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE WINTER MONSOON NOW AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS IS EXPECTED TO BE REPLACED BY AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM
TONIGHT.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST UP TO FORCE
6.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 05.02.2022