SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 22 MARCH 2022

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS. FOG IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS
OF GUANGDONG ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST UP
TO FORCE 6.
FOG PATCHES AT FIRST, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST
FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTH
TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5 LATER. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 720 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 100 METRES IN FOG

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 10:30 P.M. ON 22
MARCH 2022 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 0:30
A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         3700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   5000 METRES
MA WAN                              5000 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       1800 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  920 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  1800 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        5000 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 22.03.2022