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PRESS WEATHER NO. 100 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 21 DECEMBER
2023



WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.



WEATHER SITUATION:

AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.



NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 9.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9
IN EAST AT FIRST.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 5 
VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH FORCE 4



XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 21.12.2023

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