PRESS WEATHER NO. 022 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 29 DECEMBER
2023

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7 AT
FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 LATER.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 29.12.2023