PRESS WEATHER NO. 065 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(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 1 JANUARY 2018

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERN AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 4900 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 9 A.M. ON 1
JANUARY 2018 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER
10:30 A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         2500 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    2500 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   2000 METRES
MA WAN                              2000 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       2500 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  3000 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        2000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        2000 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:36 HKT ON 01.01.2018