PRESS WEATHER NO. 218 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:45 HKT ON 21.09.2024
(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 SEPTEMBER
2024
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO AND
SHANWEI.
WEATHER SITUATION:
A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS. BESIDES, THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
WILL REACH THE REGION ON SUNDAY MORNING.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 5.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO
FORCE 7. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 44 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:45 HKT ON 21.09.2024