PRESS WEATHER NO. 168 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 5 SEPTEMBER
2016

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO AND
SHANWEI.

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:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6 AT
FIRST, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5 LATER.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES.
MODERATE SEAS.

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

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

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

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 3900 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 05.09.2016