PRESS WEATHER NO. 130 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 P.M. ON 16 MARCH 2018

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6 TO 7.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME
AREAS AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 6.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 16.03.2018