PRESS WEATHER NO. 114 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 14 NOVEMBER
2015

WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON NOW AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG IS BEING REPLACED BY AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM
GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING FORCE 5.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW OVER SOME
AREAS AT FIRST.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5.


LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH FORCE 2
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 14.11.2015