Weather Report

PRESS WEATHER NO. 178 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 P.M. ON 11 JULY 2016

WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:
AN ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS BRINGING THUNDERY
SHOWERS TO THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. ISOLATED
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.


LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND VARIABLE FORCE 1

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND VARIABLE FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN THUNDERSTORMS

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 11.07.2016