PRESS WEATHER NO. 086 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 04.05.2017
(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 4 MAY 2017
WEATHER SITUATION:
A BAND OF THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTH FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS, SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING
EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5 LATER. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 04.05.2017