SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:45 P.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:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5 LATER.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:45 HKT ON 02.03.2021