PRESS WEATHER NO. 066 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 25.02.2017
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 A.M. ON 25 FEBRUARY
2017
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
THE INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL
WATERS OF GUANGDONG.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 7.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTH FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 48 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES IN RAIN
DONGSHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND NORTH FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 1400 METRES IN SHOWERS
XISHA WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES
VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 9 A.M. ON 25
FEBRUARY 2017 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER
10:30 A.M.)
KOWLOON BAY 5000 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR 5000 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 5000 METRES
MA WAN 7 KILOMETRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU 9 KILOMETRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL 9 KILOMETRES
SOUTH LANTAU 5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD 5000 METRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 25.02.2017