PRESS WEATHER NO. 063 - 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 5 DECEMBER 2023

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO, 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:

NORTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE 5 LATER.
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS. A FEW RAIN PATCHES
LATER.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE
6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 1

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:45 HKT ON 05.12.2023