PRESS WEATHER NO. 092 - 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 MARCH 2022

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
FOG PATCHES. A FEW RAIN PATCHES LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6 TO 7.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 4, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7
IN EAST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 4300 METRES IN HAZE

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT NOON ON 5 MARCH
2022 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 1:30 P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         4600 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    920 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   920 METRES
MA WAN                              180 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  550 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  180 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        180 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 05.03.2022