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 21 DECEMBER
2018

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO. FOG IN ALL AREAS.

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, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5 LATER.
FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER.
FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING
NORTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 350 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 4500 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 9 A.M. ON 21
DECEMBER 2018 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER
10:30 A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         3700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    5000 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   5000 METRES
MA WAN                              5000 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       1800 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  5000 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  7 KILOMETRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        2700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        4600 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 21.12.2018