PRESS WEATHER NO. 133 - 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 21 DECEMBER
2016

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN CHINA IS
MOVING SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG TOMORROW MORNING.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

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

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 TO 7 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 4500 METRES IN MIST

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 400 METRES IN SHOWERS

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 7 P.M. ON 21
DECEMBER 2016 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER
8:30 P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         7 KILOMETRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    7 KILOMETRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   7 KILOMETRES
MA WAN                              4600 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       4600 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  3700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  9 KILOMETRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        2700 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 21.12.2016