PRESS WEATHER NO. 090 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 11:50 A.M. ON 23 FEBRUARY
2017

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT
IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES. MIST PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MIST PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7
IN EAST AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 2500 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 3200 METRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 11 A.M. ON 23
FEBRUARY 2017 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER
12:50 P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         1800 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    1800 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   1200 METRES
MA WAN                              1800 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       2700 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  3100 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  1400 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        920 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:50 HKT ON 23.02.2017