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 19 MARCH 2018

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS. FOG IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE COLD FRONT OVER INLAND GUANGDONG IS MOVING SOUTHWARDS
GRADUALLY. THE ASSOCIATED THUNDERY SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE
COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE 7
LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, FOG PATCHES AT
FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS LATER.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7
LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, FOG PATCHES AT
FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7 LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, FOG PATCHES AT
FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 4100 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT NOON ON 19 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                              5000 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       4600 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  9 KILOMETRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        3700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        6 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 19.03.2018