PRESS WEATHER NO. 024 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(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 2 MARCH 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:

A COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG. THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL AFFECT THE
REGION.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6, BECOMING EAST
FORCE 7.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING FORCE 7 TO 8.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING EAST FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8
IN EAST AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 2200 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 02.03.2021