PRESS WEATHER NO. 020 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 09.02.2018
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 9 FEBRUARY 2018
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS IS MODERATING GRADUALLY.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING
NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6
MACAU WIND EAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND CALM
VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 09.02.2018