PRESS WEATHER NO. 068 - 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 24 FEBRUARY
2019

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS.

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

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 24.02.2019