PRESS WEATHER NO. 157 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 14.12.2020
(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 14 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:
AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES.
ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
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 NORTH FORCE 5
SHANTOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 5000 METRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND NORTH FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 14.12.2020