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PRESS WEATHER NO. 058 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 A.M. ON 24 JANUARY 2020



WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI
AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG. FOG IN ALL AREAS.



WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG. IT IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY TODAY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
COASTAL FOG AND SOME RAIN.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.



NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
COASTAL FOG.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
COASTAL FOG.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
COASTAL FOG.
MODERATE SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING
NORTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 260 METRES



SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES



DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 3



MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 3900 METRES IN MIST



XISHA              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 24.01.2020

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