PRESS WEATHER NO. 109 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 21 MARCH 2019

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH FORCE 3 TO 4.
VISIBILITY RATHER LOW IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER.
FOG PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5.
FOG PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 34 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 21.03.2019