PRESS WEATHER NO. 028 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 4 DECEMBER 2015

WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING EAST FORCE 7 LATER.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING EAST FORCE 7 LATER.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING
NORTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8 .


LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 6
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 4
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:31 HKT ON 04.12.2015