PRESS WEATHER NO. 062 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:45 HKT ON 18.01.2024
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:45 A.M. ON 18 JANUARY 2024
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.
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, UP TO FORCE 5 LATER.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 IN EAST
LATER.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 31 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST FORCE 5
MACAU WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 4400 METRES IN MIST
XISHA WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:45 HKT ON 18.01.2024