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 4 APRIL 2023

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6 AT
FIRST.
A FEW SHOWERS. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 7 LATER. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:33 HKT ON 04.04.2023