SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 2:15 P.M. ON 15 JANUARY 2019

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

PRESSURE OVER INLAND GUANGDONG IS RISING. THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
LATER TODAY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN AND MIST PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING FORCE 8.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 1100 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 2 P.M. ON 15
JANUARY 2019 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 3:15
P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         5000 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    4600 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   3700 METRES
MA WAN                              3700 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       4600 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  7 KILOMETRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        2700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        920 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:15 HKT ON 15.01.2019