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PRESS WEATHER NO. 047 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:30 A.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 A.M. ON 4 MARCH 2018



WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN SHANGCHUAN DAO. FOG IN ALL AREAS.



WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
FOG PATCHES. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.



NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
FOG PATCHES. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
FOG PATCHES. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
FOG PATCHES. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EASTERLY WINDS OF
FORCE 6 TO 7. FOG PATCHES.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND CALM 
VISIBILITY 70 METRES



SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN MIST



DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2



MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 2300 METRES



XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES


VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 7 A.M. ON 4 MARCH
2018 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 8:30 A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY 1800 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR 3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 2700 METRES
MA WAN 3700 METRES
TATHONG POINT 100 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU 1200 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL 2700 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU 1800 METRES
URMSTON ROAD 3700 METRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:30 HKT ON 04.03.2018

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