CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO.140

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, SATURDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND

SOUTH OF HONG KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS GENERALLY AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS

OF GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 LATER.

SHOWERS, HEAVIER WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.

MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5.

SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.

ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 LATER.

SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.

MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTH FORCE 4 LATER.

SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.

MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:

SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4.

ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 24 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4.

SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2

VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3

VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 6

MACAU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 5

VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

XISHA WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2

VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:00 HKT ON 08.05.2004