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PRESS WEATHER NO. 024 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 11.02.2021
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 11 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 AT
FIRST.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.
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 WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES IN RAIN
DONGSHA WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 6
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTH FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 11.02.2021
Ends/Thursday, February 11, 2021
Issued at HKT 3:30
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