SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, THURSDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 15 MARCH 2017

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8 AT
FIRST.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 15.03.2017