PRESS WEATHER NO. 096 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:20 HKT ON 08.04.2024
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:20 P.M. ON 8 APRIL 2024
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO.
WEATHER SITUATION:
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTH FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. VISIBILITY RATHER LOW
IN SOME AREAS.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7
IN EAST AT FIRST.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2
MACAU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:20 HKT ON 08.04.2024