PRESS WEATHER NO. 122 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:16 HKT ON 12.03.2023
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:45 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:15 P.M. ON 12 MARCH 2023
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:
A WEAK COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.
THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE REGION
GRADUALLY.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 8.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7
IN EAST AT FIRST.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1
SHANTOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 3
MACAU WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:16 HKT ON 12.03.2023