PRESS WEATHER NO. 097 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 13.10.2022
(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 13 OCTOBER
2022
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER
TO THE REGION.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 8.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 8.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8. OCCASIONAL HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN WEST.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3
SHANTOU WIND EAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
MACAU WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 13.10.2022