SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(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 26 MARCH 2024

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 3, UP TO FORCE 5 LATER.
VISIBILITY RATHER LOW IN SOME AREAS, A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
SLIGHT SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE LATER.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, UP TO FORCE 5 LATER.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS UP TO FORCE 6 AT FIRST. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN WEST LATER.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES

XISHA              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 26.03.2024