PRESS WEATHER NO. 157 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:50 HKT ON 22.04.2023
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:45 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 6:50 P.M. ON 22 APRIL 2023
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
A FEW SHOWERS. VISIBILITY RATHER LOW IN SOME AREAS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 6. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST FORCE 6
SHANTOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST FORCE 6
MACAU WIND EAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 3700 METRES IN MIST
XISHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES
VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 6:50 P.M. ON 22
APRIL 2023 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 7 P.M.)
KOWLOON BAY 2700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR 3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 4600 METRES
MA WAN 5000 METRES
TATHONG POINT 2700 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU 5000 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL 4600 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU 7 KILOMETRES
URMSTON ROAD 5000 METRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:50 HKT ON 22.04.2023