PRESS WEATHER NO. 096 - 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 4 DECEMBER 2015
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 7 LATER.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 8
LATER.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 8 LATER.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 8.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND NORTH FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND EAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:40 HKT ON 04.12.2015