PRESS WEATHER NO. 079 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 12.01.2019
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 12 JANUARY
2019
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN 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 TO NORTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING FORCE 5 LATER.
VISIBILITY RATHER LOW IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND CALM
VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND SOUTH FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 3700 METRES IN MIST
DONGSHA WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 3
MACAU WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 3400 METRES IN HAZE
XISHA WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES
VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT NOON ON 12
JANUARY 2019 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 1:30
P.M.)
KOWLOON BAY 2700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR 2700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 2700 METRES
MA WAN 1800 METRES
TATHONG POINT 3700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL 3700 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU 2200 METRES
URMSTON ROAD 2700 METRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 12.01.2019