SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 16 JANUARY
2020

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A COLD FRONT IS MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 3800 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 16.01.2020