PRESS WEATHER NO. 068 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 27.03.2020
(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 27 MARCH 2020
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO. FOG IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
A SOUTHEASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS. BESIDES, THE COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL CHINA
IS MOVING SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT TO TOMORROW
MORNING.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4
TO 5 LATER.
FOG PATCHES. SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5
TO 6 LATER.
FOG PATCHES. SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH LATER.
SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4
TO 5 LATER.
FOG PATCHES. SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4.
FOG PATCHES. SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7
IN EAST. ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND EAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
MACAU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 2800 METRES IN MIST
XISHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 27.03.2020