PRESS WEATHER NO. 159 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:43 HKT ON 24.10.2018
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, THURSDAY)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:40 P.M. ON 24 OCTOBER
2018
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI
AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHERLY WINDS OF
FORCE 6 TO 7.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:43 HKT ON 24.10.2018