PRESS WEATHER NO. 083 - 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 24 MARCH 2019

WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:
AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
A FEW SHOWERS. MIST PATCHES.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6 
VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 24.03.2019

Ends/Sunday, March 24, 2019
Issued at HKT 12:30

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