PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(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 1 MARCH 2017

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST 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 14 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN HAZE

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 01.03.2017