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 11:20 A.M. ON 8 DECEMBER
2017

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG
ADJACENT WATERS, SHANWEI, 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:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

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

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:20 HKT ON 08.12.2017