PRESS WEATHER NO. 157 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 21.12.2016
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, THURSDAY)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 21 DECEMBER
2016
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
THE COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN CHINA IS
MOVING SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG IN THE MORNING.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 TO 7 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTH FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND CALM
VISIBILITY 2700 METRES IN MIST
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 3
MACAU WIND NORTH FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 600 METRES IN FOG
XISHA WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 21.12.2016