PRESS WEATHER NO. 178 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 02.06.2017
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, SATURDAY)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 2 JUNE 2017
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS. MEANWHILE, THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
INLAND GUANGDONG IS BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE REGION.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND SOUTH FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 02.06.2017