PRESS WEATHER NO. 169 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 21.10.2023
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, SUNDAY)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 21 OCTOBER
2023
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG
ADJACENT WATERS, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND 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:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 AT
FIRST.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTH FORCE 4
SHANTOU WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES
MACAU WIND NORTH FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND EAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 21.10.2023