PRESS WEATHER NO. 049 - 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 6:15 A.M. ON 16 DECEMBER
2023

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE
REGION GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 8.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES, VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS
AT FIRST.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, BECOMING NORTH TO
NORTHEAST FORCE 8.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, BECOMING NORTH TO
NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 8.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 3600 METRES IN HAZE

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN DRIZZLE

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:20 HKT ON 16.12.2023