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 7 NOVEMBER 2017

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. ISOLATED
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 1000 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 07.11.2017