PRESS WEATHER NO. 197 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 10 FEBRUARY
2021

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6 AT
FIRST.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7 AT
FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7
IN EAST AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN RAIN

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 10.02.2021