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 13 MARCH 2017

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO. FOG IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHEASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHEAST FORCE 3, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5
LATER.
FOG PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
SLIGHT SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE LATER.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 5
TO 6 LATER.
FOG PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING NORTH TO
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 LATER.
FOG PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8
IN EAST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 60 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN MIST

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 100 METRES IN FOG

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 9 A.M. ON 13
MARCH 2017 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 10:30
A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         920 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    2700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   2700 METRES
MA WAN                              2700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  1800 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        3700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        4600 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 13.03.2017