PRESS WEATHER NO. 176 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 06.04.2020
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, TUESDAY)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 6 APRIL 2020
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
A FEW SHOWERS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7
IN EAST AT FIRST. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 35 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN RAIN
DONGSHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5
MACAU WIND NORTH FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 4000 METRES IN MIST
XISHA WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 06.04.2020