PRESS WEATHER NO. 032 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 12 DECEMBER
2023

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS GRADUALLY TODAY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE
6.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES, MIST PATCHES IN SOME AREAS AT
FIRST.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7
AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND CALM

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 2300 METRES IN MIST

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 12.12.2023