PRESS WEATHER NO. 030 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 26.01.2018
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:30 A.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 26 JANUARY 2018
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL
WATERS OF GUANGDONG.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8 IN
EAST.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND EAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 26.01.2018