PRESS WEATHER NO. 142 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:15 HKT ON 09.02.2018
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:15 P.M. ON 9 FEBRUARY 2018
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
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:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 2900 METRES IN RAIN
DONGSHA WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 5000 METRES
XISHA WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:15 HKT ON 09.02.2018