PRESS WEATHER NO. 084 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 16 MARCH 2018

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI
AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG. FOG IN SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 6 LATER.
VISIBILITY RATHER LOW IN SOME AREAS. A FEW LIGHT RAIN
PATCHES.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4, UP TO FORCE 7 TONIGHT.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, EAST TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 7 TONIGHT.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 6
LATER.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, FORCE 5 LATER.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 AT FIRST. FOG
PATCHES AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN HAZE

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 3600 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT NOON ON 16 MARCH
2018 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 1:30 P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         5000 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    5000 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   5000 METRES
MA WAN                              2700 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       5000 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  3700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  5000 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        2700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        2700 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:34 HKT ON 16.03.2018