PRESS WEATHER NO. 024 - 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 16 DECEMBER
2017

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE INTENSE WINTER MONSOON ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT IS
AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY.

AT 3 A.M., TROPICAL STORM KAI-TAK WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 11.9 DEGREES NORTH, 127.3 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY AND LINGER OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
THE PHILIPPINES.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:33 HKT ON 16.12.2017