PRESS WEATHER NO. 068 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:47 HKT ON 28.03.2025
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:45 A.M. ON 28 MARCH 2025
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI. STRONG WINDS IN
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO. FOG IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. BESIDES, A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
THE REGION LATER TODAY.
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, FOGGY AT FIRST.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, BECOMING EAST TO
NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 8.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, BECOMING EAST TO
NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 7.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE
7 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
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 EAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 2200 METRES
SHANTOU WIND WEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3
MACAU WIND SOUTH FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 400 METRES IN FOG
XISHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES
VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 9:30 A.M. ON 28
MARCH 2025 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 10:45
A.M.)
VICTORIA HARBOUR 1800 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 5000 METRES
MA WAN 4600 METRES
TATHONG POINT 1800 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU 3700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL 2400 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU 2700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD 5000 METRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:47 HKT ON 28.03.2025