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PRESS WEATHER NO. 060 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(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 7 DECEMBER 2017



WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI. STRONG WINDS IN
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO.



WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, NORTH FORCE 7 OVERNIGHT.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.



NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING FORCE 8 LATER.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 7 LATER.
ROUGH SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES IN HAZE



DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4



MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 07.12.2017

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