
PRESS WEATHER NO. 070 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:35 HKT ON 16.12.2017
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 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.
AT 9 A.M., TROPICAL STORM KAI-TAK WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 12.4 DEGREES NORTH, 126.5 DEGREES EAST, IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS 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 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 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 6
VISIBILITY 46 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 5
MACAU WIND NORTH FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:35 HKT ON 16.12.2017
Ends/Saturday, December 16, 2017
Issued at HKT 9:35
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