SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 26 MARCH 2017

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON PERSISTS OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 AT
FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 26.03.2017