(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

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:

A BROAD BAND OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IS 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.

SOME RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.

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.

MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST

FORCE 4 LATER.

SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:

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

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 4400 METRES

SHANTOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1

VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

DONGSHA WIND EAST FORCE 2

VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 5

MACAU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 6

VISIBILITY 2000 METRES IN THUNDERSTORMS

XISHA WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2

VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 08.05.2004