PRESS WEATHER NO. 044 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 19 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, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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 NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 19.07.2017