PRESS WEATHER NO. 139 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(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 5 JANUARY 2025

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

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 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST UP TO FORCE
6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING EAST UP TO FORCE
7 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6,
BECOMING EAST UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:46 HKT ON 05.01.2025