PRESS WEATHER NO. 037 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS (CORRECTION)

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 032

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 6 A.M. ON 15 APRIL 2021

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST
TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8 IN
EAST LATER. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:00 HKT ON 15.04.2021