PRESS WEATHER NO. 100 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 9 FEBRUARY
2021

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 7 TO 8, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 9, BECOMING NORTH
FORCE 7 LATER.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES, OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 7 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 7 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7, EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8
IN EAST 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 EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 9

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 09.02.2021