
PRESS WEATHER NO. 156 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:39 HKT ON 10.10.2016
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 P.M. ON 10 OCTOBER 2016
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI. STRONG WINDS IN
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO.
WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION AERE HAS WEAKENED INTO
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8
LATER. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTH FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS
DONGSHA WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTH FORCE 3
MACAU WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:39 HKT ON 10.10.2016
Ends/Monday, October 10, 2016
Issued at HKT 21:39
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