PRESS WEATHER NO. 146 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 28.08.2018
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 28 AUGUST 2018
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG
ADJACENT WATERS, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN
DAO.
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, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8
IN EAST. SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND WEST FORCE 2
SHANTOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3
MACAU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 2700 METRES IN RAIN
XISHA WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 28.08.2018