PRESS WEATHER NO. 167 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, THURSDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 26 APRIL 2017

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RATHER LOW
VISIBILITY AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 5
TO 6.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7
AT FIRST. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 210 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

DONGSHA            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 1100 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 11 P.M. ON 26
APRIL 2017 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 0:30
A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         2700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   3700 METRES
MA WAN                              1800 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  8 KILOMETRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  5000 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        1800 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        5000 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 26.04.2017