PRESS WEATHER NO. 060 - 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 26 OCTOBER 2018

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

A COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN CHINA IS
MOVING SOUTHWARDS. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS LATER.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE
6 LATER.
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS. ONE OR TWO RAIN
PATCHES LATER.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE
8 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE
7 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE
6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 8.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 4500 METRES IN MIST

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 26.10.2018