PRESS WEATHER NO. 071 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:45 A.M. ON 1 MAY 2022

WARNINGS:

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

NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 4300 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 8

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 2300 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND SOUTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:46 HKT ON 01.05.2022