SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 P.M. ON 10 MAY 2020

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
IS AFFECTING THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.
BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL
PART OF THE PHILIPPINES IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST
FORCE 4 TO 5 LATER.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5 IN EAST. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 41 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:35 HKT ON 10.05.2020