SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 1:30 P.M. ON 12 JUNE 2018

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, EAST FORCE 4 TO 5 AT FIRST.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS, HEAVY AT TIMES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, EAST FORCE 4 TO 5 AT FIRST.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7 .
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

--------------------------------------------------------

WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:30 HKT ON 12.06.2018