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PRESS WEATHER NO. 052 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:30 A.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:55 A.M. ON 19 MARCH 2018



WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS. FOG IN ALL AREAS.



WEATHER SITUATION:

THE COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN CHINA IS
MOVING SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. THE ASSOCIATED THUNDERY
SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE
7 LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FOG PATCHES AT
FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.



NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7
LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FOG PATCHES AT
FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3



SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN MIST



DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 4



MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 1700 METRES IN MIST



XISHA              WIND CALM 
VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES


VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 7 A.M. ON 19
MARCH 2018 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 8:55
A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY 3700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR 4600 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 5000 METRES
MA WAN 5000 METRES
TATHONG POINT 1100 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU 3700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL 5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD 2700 METRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:55 HKT ON 19.03.2018

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