PRESS WEATHER NO. 063 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 17 APRIL 2017

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

AT 9 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IN THE VICINITY OF THE
PHILIPPINES WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 13.4
DEGREES NORTH, 117.7 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ENTERING THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 TO 4.
MIST PATCHES AT FIRST. A FEW SHOWERS LATER.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 TO 4.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 17.04.2017