PRESS WEATHER NO. 105 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 8 OCTOBER 2017

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS. BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS
BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTH.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTH.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8
IN EAST AT FIRST. SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 5

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:31 HKT ON 08.10.2017