PRESS WEATHER NO. 085 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 12:30 P.M. ON 10 MARCH 2019

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5.
SHOWERS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6. SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5 IN SOUTH AT
FIRST.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6. SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
TO 5 IN SOUTH AT FIRST.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING EASTERLY
WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 44 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 10.03.2019