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 22 MARCH 2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS. FOG IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. BESIDES, A COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
SOUTHERN CHINA IS MOVING SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY AND IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS TONIGHT.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER.
A FEW SHOWERS. FOG PATCHES IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED 
THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER.
FOG PATCHES. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 9 A.M. ON 22
MARCH 2019 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 10:30
A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         5000 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    5000 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   6 KILOMETRES
MA WAN                              7 KILOMETRES
TATHONG POINT                       920 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  7 KILOMETRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  7 KILOMETRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        7 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 22.03.2019