PRESS WEATHER NO. 127 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 3 SEPTEMBER
2016

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHWEST FORCE 4, BECOMING SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TOMORROW.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5
LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5
LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. ISOLATED SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND WEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN THUNDERSTORMS

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 03.09.2016