SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 A.M. ON 23 FEBRUARY
2017

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI
AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG. FOG IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A COLD FRONT HAS CROSSED THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG.
THE ASSOCIATED INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE
COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING FORCE 5 TO 6.
FOG PATCHES AND A FEW RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6 TO 7.
FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6,
OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH 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 1 
                   VISIBILITY 110 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 400 METRES IN FOG

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 9 A.M. ON 23
FEBRUARY 2017 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER
10:30 A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         1800 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    2700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   2700 METRES
MA WAN                              920 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       1100 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  1800 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  2700 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        2700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        1800 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 23.02.2017