PRESS WEATHER NO. 014 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:45 HKT ON 05.04.2026
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 1:45 A.M. ON 5 APRIL 2026
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO.
WEATHER SITUATION:
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS,
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6,
BECOMING EASTERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 6 IN EAST LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 1800 METRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3
MACAU WIND NORTH FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 3800 METRES IN MIST
XISHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:45 HKT ON 05.04.2026
