PRESS WEATHER NO. 016 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:00 HKT ON 29.12.2020
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 2 A.M. ON 29 DECEMBER 2020
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI
AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. BESIDES, PRESSURE IS RISING APPRECIABLY OVER
NORTHERN CHINA. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN
SOME AREAS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH
TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 9.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5
SHANTOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:00 HKT ON 29.12.2020