PRESS WEATHER NO. 060 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 A.M. ON 20 FEBRUARY
2019

WARNINGS:

FOG IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHEASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
FOG PATCHES, A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6
IN EAST. FOG PATCHES.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 2300 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 2000 METRES IN MIST

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 100 METRES IN FOG

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 9 A.M. ON 20
FEBRUARY 2019 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER
10:30 A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         1800 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   2700 METRES
MA WAN                              5000 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       3700 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  5000 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  4600 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        3700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        2700 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 20.02.2019