PRESS WEATHER NO. 024 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 26.03.2022
(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 26 MARCH 2022
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS. FOG IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. BESIDES, A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
THE COASTAL AREAS ON SATURDAY NIGHT TO SUNDAY MORNING.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 LATER.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, COASTAL FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 7 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 6
LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 8
IN EAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 1000 METRES
SHANTOU WIND VARIABLE FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 1100 METRES IN MIST
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
MACAU WIND SOUTH FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTH FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES
VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 3 A.M. ON 26
MARCH 2022 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 4:30
A.M.)
KOWLOON BAY 3700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR 7 KILOMETRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 5000 METRES
MA WAN 3700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL 920 METRES
URMSTON ROAD 5000 METRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 26.03.2022