PRESS WEATHER NO. 145 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 5 MARCH 2022

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
A FEW RAIN AND FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

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

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 200 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 7 P.M. ON 5 MARCH
2022 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 8:45 P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         3700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   3700 METRES
MA WAN                              3700 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       370 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  3700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  11 KILOMETRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        3700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        5000 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:45 HKT ON 05.03.2022