PRESS WEATHER NO. 056 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 05.08.2022
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 5 AUGUST 2022
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI
AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG.
WEATHER SITUATION:
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER
TO THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND WEST FORCE 2
SHANTOU WIND EAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 5
MACAU WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 05.08.2022