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PRESS WEATHER NO. 066 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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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 3 JUNE 2018



WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.



WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.



AT 9 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SOUTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT
13.5 DEGREES NORTH, 111.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.



NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING
CYCLONIC WINDS UP TO FORCE 8 IN WEST LATER. OCCASIONAL
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 6



MACAU              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 03.06.2018

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