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 3 MARCH 2018

WARNINGS:

FOG IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A HUMID SOUTHEASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH
CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
FOG PATCHES, A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING
EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7 LATER. FOG PATCHES.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 460 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 4800 METRES IN MIST

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 900 METRES IN FOG

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 9 A.M. ON 3 MARCH
2018 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 10:30 A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         2700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   3700 METRES
MA WAN                              3700 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       2700 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  2700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  3700 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        2700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        4600 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 03.03.2018