PRESS WEATHER NO. 082 - 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 29 MAY 2017

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI
AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, EASTERLY
WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5 AT FIRST. ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 29.05.2017