PRESS WEATHER NO. 176 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 21.02.2017
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.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:
A STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS
OF GUANGDONG.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
FOG PATCHES. OCCASIONAL RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
FOG PATCHES. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH
TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 5000 METRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 7
MACAU WIND EAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN DRIZZLE
XISHA WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 21.02.2017
Ends/Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Issued at HKT 23:30
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