PRESS WEATHER NO. 163 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, MONDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 13 DECEMBER
2020

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF GUANGDONG IS RISING. AN
INTENSE WINTER MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS ON MONDAY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE 7.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES, VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS
AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 8.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 13.12.2020