SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, SATURDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 28 OCTOBER
2016

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF GUANGDONG IS MOVING
SOUTH. IT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE COASTAL AREAS ON
SATURDAY TOMORROW.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 8.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 28.10.2016