PRESS WEATHER NO. 082 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 20.02.2018
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 20 FEBRUARY
2018
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI. FOG IN SHANGCHUAN DAO.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 4, UP TO FORCE 5 LATER.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES, VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME
AREAS.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS LATER.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS UP TO FORCE 7 LATER. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST FORCE 3
MACAU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 20.02.2018