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PRESS WEATHER NO. 111 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:45 P.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 18 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. BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION JELAWAT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE
5 LATER.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.



NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING UP
TO FORCE 8.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 3



MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:34 HKT ON 18.12.2023

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