PRESS WEATHER NO. 108 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 21 MARCH 2017

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4, BECOMING FORCE 5 TO 6.
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS. A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

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

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 OVERNIGHT.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 4, BECOMING FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4, BECOMING FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:31 HKT ON 21.03.2017