SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 P.M. ON 7 MAY 2019

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. MEANWHILE, A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. SCATTERED
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 8

MACAU              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 900 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 7 P.M. ON 7 MAY
2019 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 8:30 A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         5000 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    5000 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   7 KILOMETRES
MA WAN                              7 KILOMETRES
TATHONG POINT                       2700 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  3700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  2700 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        3700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        3700 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 07.05.2019