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PRESS WEATHER NO. 091 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 26 APRIL 2017

WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI. FOG IN HONG KONG
ADJACENT WATERS.

WEATHER SITUATION:
UNSETTLED WEATHER IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 4
TO 5 LATER.
FOG PATCHES. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 7 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 4
TO 5 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7
AT FIRST. ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 2200 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN MIST

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 1500 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT NOON ON 26 APRIL
2017 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 1:30 P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY 2200 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR 2700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 3700 METRES
MA WAN 3700 METRES
TATHONG POINT 1800 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU 3700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL 2700 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU 5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD 5000 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 26.04.2017
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