PRESS WEATHER NO. 107 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 11 JANUARY 2020

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG. THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL AFFECT THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 3, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST.
SLIGHT SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST
FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6, BECOMING EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS UP TO FORCE 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:34 HKT ON 11.01.2020