PRESS WEATHER NO. 066 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7 A.M. ON 1 APRIL 2022

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG. THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES, VISIBILITY RATHER LOW.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING FORCE 8.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 8

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:01 HKT ON 01.04.2022