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PRESS WEATHER NO. 177 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, MONDAY)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 4 MARCH 2018



WARNINGS:

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 FORCE 3 TO 4.
FOGGY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.



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

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE 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 SOUTH FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 2700 METRES



SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES



DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3



MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 3100 METRES IN MIST



XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES


VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 11 P.M. ON 4
MARCH 2018 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 0:30
A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY 5000 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR 7 KILOMETRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 7 KILOMETRES
MA WAN 5000 METRES
TATHONG POINT 3300 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU 5000 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL 3700 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU 5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD 7 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 04.03.2018

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