PRESS WEATHER NO. 032 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 4:30 A.M. ON 7 MARCH 2022

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST, VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN
SOME AREAS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6, UP TO
FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

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

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:30 HKT ON 07.03.2022