PRESS WEATHER NO. 052 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 14 SEPTEMBER
2020

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
A FEW SHOWERS, ISOLATED SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING
SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 14.09.2020