PRESS WEATHER NO. 168 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

**************************************************

SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(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 30 SEPTEMBER
2017

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH SEAS AT FIRST.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH SEAS AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

--------------------------------------------------------

WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 30.09.2017