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 14 MARCH 2017

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS. FOG IN HONG KONG ADJACENT
WATERS, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHEASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS. MEANWHILE, THE COLD FRONT OVER INLAND
GUANGDONG IS MOVING SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. IT IS EXPECTED TO
REACH THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

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

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

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING NORTH TO
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

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

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 410 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES IN MIST

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 800 METRES IN FOG

XISHA              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 5 A.M. ON 14
MARCH 2017 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 6:30
A.M.)
 
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   2700 METRES
MA WAN                              2700 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       180 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  2700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  1800 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        2700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        3700 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 14.03.2017