PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 19.03.2018
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, TUESDAY)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 19 MARCH 2018
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS. FOG IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
A COLD FRONT OVER INLAND GUANGDONG IS MOVING SOUTHWARDS
GRADUALLY. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS
THIS MORNING.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FOG PATCHES AT
FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FOG PATCHES AT
FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FOG PATCHES AT
FIRST.
ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING EASTERLY WINDS OF
FORCE 6 LATER.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND CALM
VISIBILITY 1100 METRES
SHANTOU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
MACAU WIND WEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 1500 METRES IN MIST
XISHA WIND SOUTH FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 19.03.2018