PRESS WEATHER NO. 122 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 26.01.2018
(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 26 JANUARY 2018
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL
WATERS OF GUANGDONG.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES, VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME
AREAS AT FIRST.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING NORTHERLY WINDS OF
FORCE 7 TO 8.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 26.01.2018