PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:45 HKT ON 30.04.2024
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:45 P.M. ON 30 APRIL 2024
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO.
WEATHER SITUATION:
A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. MEANWHILE, A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE
5 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6, BECOMING EAST
TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, EASTERLY
WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 6 IN EAST. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES IN RAIN
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2
MACAU WIND SOUTH FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:45 HKT ON 30.04.2024