PRESS WEATHER NO. 020 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 8 FEBRUARY 2019

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE SOUTHEASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS WILL BE REPLACED BY A EASTERLY AIRSTREAM.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST FORCE 6 LATER.
FOG PATCHES. A FEW RAIN PATCHES LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST FORCE 6.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST FORCE 6 LATER.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 4300 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 08.02.2019