PRESS WEATHER NO. 095 - 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 24 APRIL 2018

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SQUALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 2300 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 1000 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT NOON ON 24 APRIL
2018 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 1:30 P.M.)
 
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    2700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   2700 METRES
MA WAN                              2700 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       7 KILOMETRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  2400 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  2700 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        1100 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        4600 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 24.04.2018