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 6 MARCH 2017

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO AND
SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING EAST UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
MIST PATCHES AT FIRST.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS LATER.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

--------------------------------------------------------

WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 1400 METRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 9 A.M. ON 6 MARCH
2017 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 10:30 A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         5000 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    5000 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   5000 METRES
MA WAN                              3700 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       5000 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  2000 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        1800 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        3700 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 06.03.2017