PRESS WEATHER NO. 076 - 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 11 A.M. ON 25 MARCH 2023

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A COLD FRONT HAD FORMED OVER GUANGDONG, AND IT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG OVERNIGHT.
MEANWHILE, A BAND OF THUNDERY SHOWERS IS MOVING TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 6 LATER.
A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 7. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2

XISHA              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:00 HKT ON 25.03.2023