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PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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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 26 AUGUST 2020



WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.



WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.



NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
VISIBILITY 32 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES



DONGSHA            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4



MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 26.08.2020

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