PRESS WEATHER NO. 222 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 18.07.2017
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 P.M. ON 18 JULY 2017
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER
TO THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. SCATTERED SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS
DONGSHA WIND EAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3
MACAU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN RAIN
XISHA WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 18.07.2017