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 6 MARCH 2017

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.  A NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
REGION TODAY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES. FOG PATCHES IN THE MORNING.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 6.
COASTAL FOG IN THE MORNING.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 6 LATER.
COASTAL FOG IN THE MORNING.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
COASTAL FOG IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 40 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 2900 METRES IN MIST

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 3900 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 5 A.M. ON 6 MARCH
2017 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 6:30 A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         2700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    2700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   4600 METRES
MA WAN                              3700 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       1800 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  5000 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  920 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        1800 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 06.03.2017