
PRESS WEATHER NO. 187 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 23.10.2022
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, MONDAY)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 23 OCTOBER
2022
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI. STRONG WINDS IN
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO.
WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN
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 FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING FORCE 7.
A FEW SHOWERS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 8.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8
AT FIRST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5
SHANTOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES
MACAU WIND EAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 23.10.2022
Ends/Sunday, October 23, 2022
Issued at HKT 23:30
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