PRESS WEATHER NO. 082 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 19 JANUARY
2017

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL REACH THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, NORTH UP TO FORCE 6 TONIGHT.
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS, A FEW LIGHT RAIN
PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE 7.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 4500 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 4400 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 19.01.2017