PRESS WEATHER NO. 050 - 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 14 JUNE 2019

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING THUNDERY SHOWERS TO
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4
TO 5.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4
TO 5.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING
SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4. OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 5

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 14.06.2019