PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 P.M. ON 6 JANUARY 2018

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
OCCASIONAL RAIN, MIST PATCHES.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5, BECOMING NORTHERLY
WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 3300 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 1800 METRES IN DRIZZLE

XISHA              WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 06.01.2018