PRESS WEATHER NO. 063 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 17 FEBRUARY
2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS 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 TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 7. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 17.02.2019