PRESS WEATHER NO. 022 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 31 MARCH 2017

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS. FOG IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A HUMID EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS
OF GUANGDONG. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN
PART OF SOUTHERN CHINA DEVELOPED INTO A COLD FRONT AND WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS DURING THE DAY TODAY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 6.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 6.
FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 6.
FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 90 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN MIST

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 200 METRES IN FOG

XISHA              WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 3 A.M. ON 31
MARCH 2017 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 4:30
A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         3700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    4600 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   3700 METRES
MA WAN                              3700 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  4600 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  2700 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        3700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        9 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 31.03.2017