SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 A.M. ON 1 MAY 2018

WARNINGS:

FOG IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHEASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4.
ISOLATED SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 2700 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 9 A.M. ON 1 MAY
2018 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 10:30 A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         7 KILOMETRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    5000 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   5000 METRES
MA WAN                              5000 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  5000 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        11 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 01.05.2018