PRESS WEATHER NO. 134 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 P.M. ON 6 DECEMBER 2018

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE COLD FRONT NOW OVER THE INLAND OF SOUTHERN CHINA IS
MOVING SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. IT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS OVERNIGHT.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE
7.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 06.12.2018