PRESS WEATHER NO. 078 - 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 22 MARCH 2022

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS. FOG IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS
OF GUANGDONG ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST UP
TO FORCE 6 LATER.
FOG PATCHES AT FIRST, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 7.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST
FORCE 6 LATER.
SCATTERED 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 110 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 200 METRES IN FOG

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:34 HKT ON 22.03.2022