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PRESS WEATHER NO. 020 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 28 MARCH 2025



WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG
ADJACENT WATERS, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN
DAO.



WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE
7 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. VISIBILITY RATHER LOW
IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.



NAN'AO:
SOUTH FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, BECOMING EAST TO
NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 8.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, BECOMING EAST TO
NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

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


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO
FORCE 8 IN EAST. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND CALM 
VISIBILITY 300 METRES



SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3



MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 4800 METRES IN MIST



XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 28.03.2025

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