PRESS WEATHER NO. 157 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, SUNDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 5 OCTOBER 2024

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 4.
A FEW SHOWERS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 05.10.2024