(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

WEATHER SITUATION:

A BROAD BAND OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL

WATERS OF THE EASTERN PART OF GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4.

A FEW SHOWERS.

MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:

SOUTHEAST FORCE 5, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5.

SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4.

SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4.

SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.

MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4.

ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 24 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND WEST FORCE 2

VISIBILITY OVER 10 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2

VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES IN THUNDERSTORMS

DONGSHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3

VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1

MACAU WIND SOUTH FORCE 1

VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

XISHA WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3

VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 08.05.2004