PRESS WEATHER NO. 161 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 17.08.2024
(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 17 AUGUST 2024
WEATHER SITUATION:
A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6
LATER. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3
XISHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 17.08.2024