PRESS WEATHER NO. 131 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 9 DECEMBER 2015
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL
WATERS OF GUANGDONG. MEANWHILE, THE UNSETTLED WEATHER
ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE IS AFFECTING THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8 IN SOUTH AT
FIRST.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.
NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN RAIN
DONGSHA WIND EAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
MACAU WIND NORTH FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS
VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 4 P.M. ON 9
DECEMBER 2015 HONG KONG TIME
(NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 5:30 P.M.)
KOWLOON BAY 3700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR 3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 3700 METRES
MA WAN 3700 METRES
TATHONG POINT 4600 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU 3700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL 4600 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU 3700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD 3700 METRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:31 HKT ON 09.12.2015
Ends/Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Issued at HKT 16:32
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