PRESS WEATHER NO. 140 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:45 HKT ON 21.01.2024
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:45 P.M. ON 21 JANUARY 2024
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 8.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.
SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3
XISHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:45 HKT ON 21.01.2024