PRESS WEATHER NO. 156 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, FRIDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 6 APRIL 2023

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING EAST FORCE 7
LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 3

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 4200 METRES IN MIST

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 06.04.2023