SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, SUNDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 7 MARCH 2020

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN SHANGCHUAN DAO. FOG IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHEASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, UP TO FORCE 5 LATER.
COASTAL FOG.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4.
FOG PATCHES.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, UP TO FORCE 5 LATER.
FOG PATCHES.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS UP TO FORCE 6. FOG PATCHES.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 2700 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 07.03.2020