
PRESS WEATHER NO. 086 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 15.12.2023
(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 15 DECEMBER
2023
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
A COLD FRONT IS MOVING SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. IT IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS TOMORROW.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, BECOMING NORTH UP TO
FORCE 7 LATER.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES, VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
NAN'AO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 8
LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.
SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, BECOMING NORTH TO
NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3
SHANTOU WIND NORTH FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 15.12.2023
Ends/Friday, December 15, 2023
Issued at HKT 12:30
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