PRESS WEATHER NO. 120 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 6 APRIL 2018

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG.
THE ASSOCIATED INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE
COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 7 TO 8.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, FORCE 8 AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 39 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:33 HKT ON 06.04.2018