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PRESS WEATHER NO. 064 - 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 8:45 A.M. ON 24 SEPTEMBER
2018



WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. STRONG WINDS IN SHANWEI.



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 3 TO 4, BECOMING FORCE 5 LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.



NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 7 TO 8.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8 IN EAST. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1



SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES



DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH FORCE 1



MACAU              WIND WEST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 35 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:45 HKT ON 24.09.2018

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