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PRESS WEATHER NO. 032 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:30 A.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 20 DECEMBER
2016

WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON PERSISTS OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT NIGHT.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING
NORTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 LATER.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 20.12.2016
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