PRESS WEATHER NO. 099 - 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 28 JANUARY
2023

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG
ADJACENT WATERS, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN
DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 28.01.2023