PRESS WEATHER NO. 022 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 21.02.2017
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 21 FEBRUARY
2017
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI
AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG. FOG IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG. BESIDES, PRESSURE IS RISING OVER SOUTHEASTERN
CHINA. A STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 4, FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES. FOGGY AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 4, FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, FORCE 5 LATER.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 LATER.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 160 METRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 21.02.2017