
PRESS WEATHER NO. 099 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 17.12.2017
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 17 DECEMBER
2017
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.
AT NOON, TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAI-TAK WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 12.0 DEGREES NORTH, 123.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO:
NORTH FORCE 8, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 9.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.
SHANWEI:
NORTH FORCE 8.
VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTH FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 6
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTH FORCE 5
MACAU WIND NORTH FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 17.12.2017
Ends/Sunday, December 17, 2017
Issued at HKT 12:30
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