PRESS WEATHER NO. 166 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

**************************************************

SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:45 P.M. ON 20 APRIL 2023

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS. BESIDES, AN EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
VISIBILITY RATHER LOW.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6, BECOMING EAST UP
TO FORCE 6.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6, BECOMING EAST UP
TO FORCE 6 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 6. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

--------------------------------------------------------

WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 7 P.M. ON 20
APRIL 2023 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 8:45
P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         3700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   7 KILOMETRES
MA WAN                              7 KILOMETRES
TATHONG POINT                       3700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  3700 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        1800 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        5000 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:45 HKT ON 20.04.2023