PRESS WEATHER NO. 022 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 13 NOVEMBER
2015

WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON PERSISTS OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST, BECOMING
NORTHEAST FORCE 5.
OCCASIONAL RAIN.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6, FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST, BECOMING NORTH
FORCE 5.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6 .


LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 4
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 3
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 3
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST FORCE 2
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 13.11.2015