PRESS WEATHER NO. 016 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 1:50 A.M. ON 20 JANUARY 2017

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6.
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:50 HKT ON 20.01.2017