PRESS WEATHER NO. 087 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 1 MARCH 2020

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

PRESSURE IS RISING OVER EASTERN CHINA. AN EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS TOMORROW MORNING.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 3, FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER.
VISIBILITY RATHER LOW IN SOME AREAS, LIGHT RAIN TOMORROW.
SLIGHT SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4, BECOMING FORCE 6 TO 7 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4, FORCE 5 LATER.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 IN
EAST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 01.03.2020