SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, MONDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 31 MARCH 2019

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL
WATERS OF GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIST PATCHES.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 3500 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 31.03.2019