SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 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 TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST 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-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 34 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3

XISHA              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 24.04.2018